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ZTL 277 LIVE At Tiki Caliente 5, Palm Springs

May 192013

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Many podcast listeners ask us about the weekend tiki events. They usually want to know what to expect. What to bring. What to wear. How much fun will they have? They want tips to enjoy their weekend. Well, thats what this podcast is about. We invite listeners and Tiki Caliente attendees into our hotel room for a LIVE podcast. Highlights of the show include cocktails, listener Q&A, BBQ Tiki Ribs by Michael Contos, plenty of music, and everyones favorite game “Whats in Kalani’s Bra.” It wouldn’t be a great show without some cocktail recipes, see below for those. So rather than type anymore, just listen to this weeks show to hear exactly what its like to be in a room full of fun loving tiki enthusiasts. Cheers and Mahalo

Tiki Caliente Info

Mod Palm Springs, coming this October

Jeannie’s Wish

2 oz Deadhead Rum

1.5 oz Cranberry Juice (make sure “cranberries” is the first ingredient and no added sugar)

1 oz Pineapple Juice (not from concentrate, Dole canned is great)

2/3 oz Lemon Juice

1/4 oz brown sugar syrup

1/4 oz spiced brown sugar syrup by Monin

1 Dash Orange Bitters (Angostura)

Shake all ingredients with cubed ice. Strain into a small Brandy snifter. Garnish with pineapple and drunken dried cranberries.

ZTL 256 Progressive Tiki Drink Night @ Zen Tiki Lounge

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Jul 082012

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One never knows when brilliance will strike. But when it does, pour a cocktail. Or 4, or 5. Sunshine had the idea of inviting listeners (who pass a short background check) into the Zen Tiki Lounge to show off their cocktail mixing/making skills. Think of it as a Progressive Tiki Drink Night. Over the course of the evening we dried 4 unique drinks, each one a good deal different than the previous. And as you may imagine there was an air of inebriation throughout the lounge. So rather than go into detail that is better heard than read, enjoy this weeks look into our world.

Hear the Revomatics at the conclusion of this podcast. Two of Sunshines favorite tracks on the current albu: Pipeline and Apache.

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Enjoy the Break 3 cocktail from Listener Kevin. Make the spiced syrup first and enjoy. Cheers!

“Using a hammer or other blunt object, break up 3 sticks of cinnamon, 2 whole cloves, ¼ teaspoon cardamom seeds and 2 generous tablespoons allspice berries. Add the broken up (but not completely pulverized) spices to 3 cups of water in a small saucepan. Boil vigorously until reduced by half, then strain out the spices. Return the spiced water to the pan and add 1½ cups of sugar. Simmer over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly. Cool before using.” Adding some all-spice berries isn’t a bad thing either. I also up the cardamom because I think it makes for a unique taste. The Brake 3 1 oz Coruba 1 oz Cruzan light 3/4 oz lime juice 1/2 oz grapefruit juice 3/4 oz spice syrup 3/4 oz apricot brandy.

The Brake 3

1 oz Coruba

1 oz Cruzan light

3/4 oz lime juice

1/2 oz grapefruit juice

3/4 oz spice syrup

3/4 oz apricot brandy

Shake with ice cubes and pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Optionally top with a splash of club soda. Garnish as you like. Mint is a good choice.

ZTL 250 Zen Tiki Lounge LIVE from Tiki Caliente 4

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May 202012

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After many months of waiting and testing cocktails, Tiki Caliente came and went. The weather in Palm Springs was perfect for cocktails by the pool all day and all night. The ZTL crew enjoyed hitting all the room parties. Special mention to The Hair of the Dog Party and Flaming Tiki, two of our favorite rooms and cocktails. Music by the Martini Kings poolside with Sonny Moon were another of the big highlights. Meeting Sonny Moon at an after party later in the evening was the bees knees. The Hula Girls played Sunshines favorite song Volcano. That makes him very happy. And for those that were lucky enough to see the Deadbeat Daddies on Friday, you know what a great performance it was. Great to see them at the event and the first time we were able to see the guys live. Then of course there was Moai Man, Listeners carrying around their Big Orange Richard mugs by PopTiki, our funner than fun room party, using pool floaties for innuendo, the LIVE podcast with great listeners in our hotel room, and so much more. Listen for to hear everyones favorite tiki podcast game show “whats in Kalani’s bras.” As if that isn’t enough we open up the mic to our audience for LIVE listener mail and sip the two fabulous cocktails you see below. Cheers and Mahalo

Ginger’s Passion

1 oz Guava Juice

1.5 ounces Passion Fruit Juice

.5 ounce Lemon Juice

.25 ounce Passoa Passion Fruit Liquor

.5 ounce DeKuyper Ginger Liquor

.5 ounce Stirring’s Ginger Liquor or Canton

.5 ounce Cruzan Estate Light Rum with Ginger Infusion or another very dry white rum*

*In a .750ml bottle Cruzan Estate Light Rum, add 2 ounces freshly juiced ginger. You can purchase ginger juice as a substitute but increase to 2.5 ounces.

Shake all together with ice. Strain into glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a cherry and pickled ginger on a skewer.

The Luckubus

1 ounce White Grapefruit Juice

1 ounce Pineapple Juice

.5 ounce Lemmon Juice

.5 ounce Orgeat

1 ounce Sunshine’s Very Spicy Rum*

3/4 ounce Vodka

Shake all together with ice. Pour into double old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with Pink Grapefruit wedge. *Click here for the recipe for Sunshine’s Very Spicy Rum

ZTL 105 Jesus, Suze Orman and Sarah Palin

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Oct 132008

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Sunshine was observing that Suze Orman may be the queen of the cougars. Cougars are getting a lot of hype lately and Suze the money guru really knows how to get what she wants. Pumpkin changes the subject to Jesus and the commercialization of the Christian religion. What does Jesus have to do with Halloween? Nothing! However John McCain and Sarah Palin will do everything they can to ban Halloween altogether. But thats not all. Sunshine shares some of his favorite zen sleep music. Have trouble sleeping like Sunshine? Then go get yourself some of these selections for meditation and sleep And much much more.

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Click HERE to see the queen of the cougars, Suze Orman

Drink of the Week

Smashed Pumpkin

1oz Voyant (or any chai liqueur)

3/4oz amaretto

1/2oz high proof cinnamon schnapps

This cocktail or shooter is just in time for Halloween and makes a good addition to any holiday party all the way till Thanksgiving. Put all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice and shake for at least 30 seconds. You want some good froth and dilution of the ice. Pour into a chilled martini glass and serve very cold.