This is the first time I’ve made tiki drinks at home. I’m pretty pleased! Mai tais for me and my wife ^_^

So during the Pandemic I was playing around with creating my own online radio station. Having some time on my hands I took it a little further and also created an Alexa skill so you can stream from your echo devices.

I had created quit an extensive playlist of mid century Tiki, Polynesian, and Hawaiian inspired music. I mostly built this station to use in my own backyard tiki bar, but wanted to share with the community.

There are a couple ways you can listen, if you have an internet radio streaming app or you want to stream from your browser just use the following URL https://radio.theforbiddencoconut.com/stream.ogg

If you want to add the Alexa skill to your echo device you can go here. https://tinyurl.com/forbiddencoconut

Enjoy and Aloha,

To celebrate their 8th anniversary, Hidden Harbor released a limited run of mugs. One hundred were made, fifty in Sky High Blue and fifty in Galactic Green like this one.

I thought it was an interesting variation of a great drink.

1 large handful fresh blueberries

Muddle in the bottom of the shaker

Add ice to the shaker

1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

1/4 oz 2:1 simple (demarara or turbinado preferred)

1/4 oz Orgeat

Just under 1/2 oz Cointreau

2 oz blended aged rum (tonight's rum was Plantation 5 year)

Double strain into a glass over ice

Long Mondays are easily remedied by a Mai Tai or two! My absolute favorite exotic drink. I need to get better glassware.

2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse

1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/4 oz 2:1 Simple

1/4 oz Orgeat

I am enamored with the idea of hosting a tiki party for my friends. Have you ever hosted one? What was it like? Any tips?

What got you started with Tiki? My start was How To Drink and Greg's recommendation of Smugglers Cove. Read the book, started buying rum and planning a home bar lol. I had been getting into making cocktails but never thought about exotic cocktails before watching Gregs Mai Tai episode.

Just read Smugglers Cove. Made with Mount Gay Eclipse.

My partner and I made a trip to The Inferno Room for their mug release with Big Toe last weekend. Initially, we were set on the brown variant but had to go with the yellow when we set eyes on it in person.

Made some grapefruit super juice so figured I’d try a Mai tai. Replacing the lime with grapefruit. It’s interesting and refreshing but I feel the grapefruit gets lost.

I scored this Hamilton Beach Model 18 mixer for 40 bucks, almost 100 years old and still works. Just refreshed the motor brushes and replaced the jacked up cord. Cant wait to make some cocktails with this bad boy.

Anyone here planning to meet up at the TikiLand Day?

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I am heading down to Palm Springs next week any Tiki recommendations? I have been to the Reef, but wanted to check out some other bars.

Just an FYI for anyone putting together a tiki event on a budget: solid-color inflatable balls from Dollar Tree work great as ad hoc glass floats for a party.

We had some LED puck lights from a past event that were simple to hide in the top rope (with a layer of electrical tape to block any other light leakage). They illuminate through the ball for fantastic ambience.

You can follow Batjakknots to weave the rope, or just improvise with cuts of cheap netting/simple knots like I did, it all ends up capturing the effect pretty well for ~$3 per light