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The Week in Tiki (Sept. 7-20, 2015): Ohana: Luau by the Sea and Mod Palm Springs, plus more event previews

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/09/21/the-week-in-tiki-sept-7-20-2015-ohana-luau-by-the-sea-and-mod-palm-springs-plus-more-event-previews/

The summer may be ending soon, but there’s no shortage of Tiki events, including Ohana: Luau by the Sea in Fort Lauderdale (Oct. 1-3) and Mod Palm Springs in California (Oct. 8-11) coming up. We have extended previews of both, including a closer look at the event mugs ...


The official Ohana: Luau by the Sea mug by PopTiki.


The official 2015 Mod Palm Springs mug, manufactured by Eekum Bookum, is one of the most intricate mugs designed by Shag.

There are also a few events left in September, including:

  • The Tonga Room's 70th anniversary party in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

  • “History of the Cocktail: Tiki & Exotic Drinks,” a seminar featuring Jeff “Beachbum” Berry on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Washington, D.C.

  • Thee Hot Rod Luau at Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Sept 26.

  • And the fourth annual Tiki Day at Disneyland on Sunday, Sept. 27 ...

We also have recaps of the recent Fong Fest in Chicago, and Don the Beachcomber’s International Tiki Market Place (which returns on Saturday, Oct. 10).

There's also news from the Chicago Area Tiki Tour and a possible Tiki bowling establishment coming to Atlanta ...

Regular features honor South Florida’s Cutback Surfband; the Bootlegger Tiki bar in Palm Springs; the Ministry of Rum website; and the late Florida artist Wayne Coombs ...

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/09/21/the-week-in-tiki-sept-7-20-2015-ohana-luau-by-the-sea-and-mod-palm-springs-plus-more-event-previews/#artist

The rum of the week, Coruba Original dark Jamaican, is featured in a vintage Planter’s Punch ...

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/09/21/the-week-in-tiki-sept-7-20-2015-ohana-luau-by-the-sea-and-mod-palm-springs-plus-more-event-previews/#rum

The 1928 recipe is from "Potions of the Caribbean: 500 Years of Tropical Drinks and the People Behind Them" by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry.

Okole maluna!