409 Alcohol-Free Drinks In London, Zombie Village San Francisco And Social Media Influencers

409 Alcohol-Free Drinks In London, Zombie Village San Francisco And Social Media Influencers

There is plenty going on in our dimly lit tiki bar this episode of ZTL podcast. Sunshine and Pumpkin start with a fabulous vintage tiki drink from the 1940’s. Next we dive into the mail sack to catch up on a few items sent in from listeners. When it came time for a second drink Pumpkin brought a quick dice game that proved perfect for choosing our next spirit and all the mixers needed for something quite tasty. We also discuss a recent visit to Zombie Village in SF, Aero bar in San Diego, the woes of essential oils, Mocktails in London and much more.

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407 Super Bowl Denial With A Good Dose Of Anti-Inflammatories

407 Super Bowl Denial With A Good Dose Of Anti-Inflammatories

This episode is all Sunshine and music. Every now and then the Ladies of the lounge are busy but Sunshine wants to get behind the mic anyway. This is when you get a lot of exotica thrown at you for setting the mood in your dimly lit corner with cocktail in hand. No other notes needed. Just listen and enjoy the short conversation and songs from Tikiyaki Orchestra, Les Baxter, The Out-Islanders, Esquivel and The Crazed Mugs.

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406 Would You Motorboat A Mermaid?

406 Would You Motorboat A Mermaid?

In the history of ZTL podcast the ladies have never enjoyed an all spirit cocktail. Things change! Finally. Sunshine was inspired by a recent trip to the local booze barn and played with some new ingredients. Over the years we have talked about the Wreck Bar in Ft. Lauderdale a few times. Sunshine and husband have had the pleasure of visiting a few times while spending a little time in town before and after hopping on cruise ships. And after our second round of Smudge Pots we moved on to trying some recent purchases from a local LA distillery.

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405 God Walks Into Our Tiki Bar

405 God Walks Into Our Tiki Bar

On this episode of ZTL podcast Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani try our latest cocktail creation, Mrs. Kravitz’ Daydream. Sunshine was inspired by the Bewitched character who was the frequent victim of witchcraft and a medaling mother in law. If Gladys was sipping this drink before peeping through her window it may explain a few things. Also on this show: Ice Made Clear is the latest ice making device that actually seems to make clear ice. A quick update on Tiki Caliente 11. Some anecdotal conversation about how difficult it is to be a cocktail server in a casino. Fun new bottle LED lights to brighten your bar. Nude zamboni operators and more.

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404 Bad Bar Drinks, 2019 Psychic Predictions And Other Ways to Screw You In The New Year

404 Bad Bar Drinks, 2019 Psychic Predictions And Other Ways to Screw You In The New Year

What a year, what a year. Sunshine, Kalani and Pumpkin (though she arrived late) are in the lounge sipping no less than two cocktails and some other odds and ends. Just listen and enjoy the show. No blog post. No new cocktail. Its all for your years and we love you! We hope you “enjoyed” 2018 as much as we did ;)

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403 Hot Buttered Rum Perfection And Peppermint Scented Toilet Paper

403 Hot Buttered Rum Perfection And Peppermint Scented Toilet Paper

Our annual holiday spectacular is one of our most popular episodes. Join the entire Zen Tiki Lounge podcast crew inside the lounge for hot buttered rum, listener mail, audio gift exchange and the inebriated conversation you’d expect.

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402 Stop Making Love To The Cream Cheese But Enjoy A Holiday Cocktail

402 Stop Making Love To The Cream Cheese But Enjoy A Holiday Cocktail

It had only been a few days since recording our previous podcast. In order to get you another episode before the holidays jump on us we popped into the lounge for a quickie. Starshine, Sunshine and Kalani enjoy an easy to make drink that rings in the fall/winter season with the smoothness of cinnamon, vanilla and citrus. Mix Holiday Sunset and serve all season long.

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