371 Vintage Vinyl, Campari Kraken And Bitters For Hipsters

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371 Vintage Vinyl, Campari Kraken And Bitters For Hipsters

All of us in here at ZTL have been traveling after the holidays.  Pumpkin just returned from a Caribbean cruise and wanted another Dirty Shirley.  Normally we wouldn't be sipping such a drink in our tiki bar, but we let her have what she wants just this one time.  1.5 oz Vodka, .75 oz grenadine (we used real homemade pomegranate syrup) and 4-5 oz lemon lime soda are a nice combination when and only when combined correctly in the right amounts.  Sunshine kept to his palate and enjoyed a Hemingway Daiquiri.  You can click for the recipe and the story behind the classic cocktail.  

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370 Is That A Cocktail In Your Compression Pants?!

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370 Is That A Cocktail In Your Compression Pants?!

Pupu platters and tiki drinks were made for each other.  Kalani and Sunshine sample singed meats, spicy dipping sauces and a new cocktail called Cherry Bonzai.  We also review two new rums on the market.  Sun Rum and Bacoo Rum have popped up on a few shelves in our local liquor barns and we enjoyed both, sharing our tasting with you.  Its a tough job.  

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369 Ho Ho Ho, Gotta Get A Drink In The Zen Tiki Lounge

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369 Ho Ho Ho, Gotta Get A Drink In The Zen Tiki Lounge

Aloha and Cheers!  This is our annual Holiday Spectacular.  Its best to just mix yourself a drink and listen to this episode.  All four hosts are here in the lounge to exchange tacky gifts, enjoy some of our favorite holiday exotica and let the year go by.  Be sure to visit our cocktails page for a half dozen recipes that will tickle your taste buds with winter cheer.  

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368 Fruitcakes And Rum Barrels Make The Holidays Bright

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368 Fruitcakes And Rum Barrels Make The Holidays Bright

Music Show!  Sunshine is in the lounge solo on this episode.  When the ladies of the lounge are away Sunshine gets to fill the void with more exotica of his choosing.  This time we have some Lex Baxter, The Crazed Mugs, The Mallet Men, Robert Drasnin, Bas Sheva and more.  Pour yourself a nice drink and relax while Sunshine does the talking, plays the tunes and fills 60 minutes of your life with tiki bar inspiration.  

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367 Trapped On A Cruise Ship With Realtors And Vegetarians

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367 Trapped On A Cruise Ship With Realtors And Vegetarians

Sunshine has just returned from another cruise and can't help but discuss his thoughts on the pros and cons of the various lines.  Certainly not a pro cruiser but not a beginner anymore either, Sunshine recommends cruise lines based on how well they shake a cocktail and the service that goes with it.  Plus: See us all at the next Tiki Mâkeke at Don the Beachcomber, political banter (nothing too ugly), Christmas gift giving ideas and a brand spanking new cocktail for the winter blues.  

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366 Locked Inside Our Tiki Bar Waiting To See What Happens

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366 Locked Inside Our Tiki Bar Waiting To See What Happens

Since right before the election Sunshine and Starshine have been locked inside the tiki bar waiting for things to blow over.  We voted by mail, shut the door and turned off the news.  On this episode we pop the door open to see what happened to our great America.  You'll have to listen to find out

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365 LIVE @ MOD Palm Springs with Rory Snyder, The DO-Its and MORE!

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365 LIVE @ MOD Palm Springs with Rory Snyder, The DO-Its and MORE!

This episode has been reposted by listener request. MOD is now CIRCA Caliente. The original date of this episode was October 2016.

Its the fourth annual MOD Palm Springs and we record the podcast LIVE from the event.  Join us in our hotel suite where we set up our studio and invite guests from the event to participate.  Cocktails, special guests are just part of the fun.  The DO-Its drop by, Rory Snyder makes an appearance and hotelier Harry drops in on us.  And it wouldn't be a LIVE recording without everyones favorite podcast game show, "Whats in Kalanis Bra"?

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