Swizzle Sticks - LA Times Article 9-16-10 - Collecting Tiki

BB Bora Boris Mr. Unreasonable Boogie Wonderland Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 2616	BB Bora Boris Posted posted on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 1:36 PM Not really a great article, more of a puff piece but hopefully it will inspire more places to get on board with decent non-flimsy non-crappy swizzles, so far in Southern California even amongst the whole craft cocktail movement only Don The Beachcomber and Trader Vic's have swizzles, in the Bay Area - Smugglers Cove, Forbidden Island and the Conga Lounge have us covered so as usual it looks like Tiki gets to carry the load without any credit. On the East Coast New York City's 3 Havana Central locations are the only places I know of with a decent swizzle. Pick up the pace people! Obviously custom Swizzles are excluded from my rant as The F.O.M., Trader Tiki, Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Hukilau and Tiki Farm are doing good work, however it looks like Tiki Oasis could use a swizzle flick in the butt. :wink:

Not really a great article, more of a puff piece but hopefully it will inspire more places to get on board with decent non-flimsy non-crappy swizzles, so far in Southern California even amongst the whole craft cocktail movement only Don The Beachcomber and Trader Vic's have swizzles, in the Bay Area - Smugglers Cove, Forbidden Island and the Conga Lounge have us covered so as usual it looks like Tiki gets to carry the load without any credit.

On the East Coast New York City's 3 Havana Central locations are the only places I know of with a decent swizzle.

Pick up the pace people!

Obviously custom Swizzles are excluded from my rant as The F.O.M., Trader Tiki, Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Hukilau and Tiki Farm are doing good work, however it looks like Tiki Oasis could use a swizzle flick in the butt. :wink:

Post #554250 by Bora Boris on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 1:36 PM