JOHN-O's Zombie Road Trip... - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Wed, Jul 18, 2012 11:33 AM The craft cocktail boom has exploded to such an extent that these days some of the best Tropical drinks can be found outside of the Tiki bar. La Descarga, located in East Hollywood, is one such place. Recently they've started a weekly Tiki night to focus on our favorite libations. See here for more pics. La Descarga is a beautiful and stylish place, paying homage to the Havana nightclubs that flourished before Castro. This is a great place to dress up in your best cocktail attire, leaving the shorts and flip-flops at home. They actually had two Zombies on the menu, a Zombie Punch and a Haitian Zombie. The Zombie Punch was an excellent 1934 Don's version, although I wish they served it in a proper Collins glass rather than a Hurricane glass. The Haitian Zombie was a little too coconutty for me but I should have expected that given it's served in a real coconut. What I was really surprised to see was a version of the Mai Kai's famous Black Magic drink, which next time I'll certainly have to try. So if you want to experience "Tiki in Cuba", this is the most legal and inexpensive way to do that, short of traveling to the former Trader Vic's in Havana (which I understand is still a Tiki bar). And on a side note, here's me in the Tiki bar at Graceland. Unfortunately the bartender wasn't mixing Zombies at the time. But as you can see, the spirit of Elvis did inhabit my body, I'm very popular at Karaoke nights now. :)

The craft cocktail boom has exploded to such an extent that these days some of the best Tropical drinks can be found outside of the Tiki bar. La Descarga, located in East Hollywood, is one such place. Recently they've started a weekly Tiki night to focus on our favorite libations. See here for more pics.

La Descarga is a beautiful and stylish place, paying homage to the Havana nightclubs that flourished before Castro. This is a great place to dress up in your best cocktail attire, leaving the shorts and flip-flops at home.

They actually had two Zombies on the menu, a Zombie Punch and a Haitian Zombie. The Zombie Punch was an excellent 1934 Don's version, although I wish they served it in a proper Collins glass rather than a Hurricane glass. The Haitian Zombie was a little too coconutty for me but I should have expected that given it's served in a real coconut.

What I was really surprised to see was a version of the Mai Kai's famous Black Magic drink, which next time I'll certainly have to try.

So if you want to experience "Tiki in Cuba", this is the most legal and inexpensive way to do that, short of traveling to the former Trader Vic's in Havana (which I understand is still a Tiki bar).

And on a side note, here's me in the Tiki bar at Graceland. Unfortunately the bartender wasn't mixing Zombies at the time. But as you can see, the spirit of Elvis did inhabit my body, I'm very popular at Karaoke nights now. :)

Post #644530 by JOHN-O on Wed, Jul 18, 2012 11:33 AM