Big Kahuna Bash 2024 Part 2

 Saturday, July 27, 2024

Dale and I found a nice spot to sit at the bar. Where we were getting a little breeze as were were close to some air conditioning vents. The bar was pretty hot and humid cuz they were keeping the back door open for access to the patio. 

For my second drink I had the Mai Tai which the menu described as: "A classic exotic cocktail that is quintessential in tiki culture. Fresh lime, orgeat, orange curacao, dark rum, and Hart & Son 1804!

Spring Break 2024 - The Tilted Tiki

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Dale surprised me by wanting make a trip to the Tilted Tiki in Stillwater this Spring Break. We were there by 4:30 and it was still pretty quiet. They had opened at 4:00. 

I started out with the Painkiller. The menu description said, "Soothe yourself with a tropical vacation in a glass. British Navy rum, coconut, orange and nutmeg."

Dale had wine. 

A couple of large video screens showed undersea life. 

We started out with the coconut shrimp. It was very hot and very delicious. 

For my second drink I orderd the Mai Tai which the menu stated was "Trader Vic's drink of legend! Lime juice, almond, orange liqueur, and hearty Rum." It came in the cool gold metalic tiki mug shown above. 

Dale ordered more wine. 

For dinner I had the tiki burger and Dale had the grilled cheese. The Jorgensen's provided live music. I especially liked their version of Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby. 

Coolish out but a beautifully sunny day. Would be fun to come back when it's a bit warmer and the live music is outside. 

Downtown Stillwater.

We both had a great time. 

John's Tiki Bar

Monday, April 3, 2023

John's home tiki bar has been open since we've been here. He made me a Mai Tai the other night. 

Spring Break 2022 - Trader John's Mai Tai

Monday, April 4, 2022

Spring Break 2022! Made it to Phoenix and were picked up at PHX by Dianne and Brenda. It's great to be here and great to see some sunshine. 

It looked like what you see above just before we left for the airport this morning. 

Shortly after getting to John and Dianne's we headed over to Brenda and Irv's new place to help them move their TV.

They've got a corner unit which is nice because they get two patios.

Irv had this bottle of Bombay Sapphire on the counter. Sweet how he labeled it. I made a gin and tonic when we got back to John and Dianne's. 

The gin and tonic along with the warm weather all felt very summery.

Felt so nice to be outside in shorts and short sleeves.

John offered to make me a Trader Vic's Mai Tai. Of course I accepted. 

John grilled salmon and romaine lettuce for dinner. It was all very divine. He's a master of the grill. 

Here's the recipe John used for the Mai Tai with a few modifications he made. We'll call his version Trader John's Mai Tai.

Quarantiki - The Mai Tai

Mai Tai I made back in April.

Fun article on where the Mai Tai has been and where it is going. Click on the link below. 

https://www.liquor.com/articles/mai-tai/?utm_campaign=liquor_consumer&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=20602664&utm_term&fbclid=IwAR3TjZa-n2uTmbq-TBpf_C09hCc4lA3CtlMLgCJA00rEilZHmbuhzQNt-Qc

Quarantiki - My First Mai Tai

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Okay, I'm not talking about the first Mai Tai I've ever had but the first one I've made myself. 

Psycho Suzi's - July 17 Part 1: Lunch and Drinks

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Drove up to Nordeast for a late lunch at Psycho Suzi's.

I parked myself at my favorite spot at the end of the bar and started with a Crummy Scoundrel which is one of my favorites - very refreshing. 

For lunch I ordered the mac and cheese and added bacon. I ordered this last time we were here and it's become my favorite thing since they took the vodka sauce spaghetti off the menu. 

For round two I ordered a Mai Tai. I don't think I've ever had the Psycho Suzi's version. Not bad.

The garage doors that open out to the patio/deck were up. The weather was perfect and there was gorgeous sunshine and a soft breeze.

UnderTow - Phoenix Arizona

As far as posting this is concerned, I'm behind. Back on April 4th, during spring break, I had the chance to visit UnderTow in Phoenix, Arizona. 

UnderTow is the stuff that tiki bar dreams are made of.  Located beneath Sip coffee bar, UnderTow is supposed to be located in a ship of which the bar is in the hold complete with portholes that depict leaving port, sunset, moonrise, and even passing ships that fire cannons at UnderTow as it passes. 

I made reservations (recommended, especially if later in the evening and on the weekends) and my party (John, Dianne, Dale, Peter, and I arrived as the bar opened at 4 p.m. Our friendly hostess, wearing a muu muu, greeted us and sat us at the corner table they had waiting for us. Good thing we made a reservation. Although it was early and the bar wasn't completely full, all other tables were for only two people. This was the only table that could accommodate more. 

The two bartenders on duty were friendly and attentive and brought John a Zombie. According to Jeff "Beachbum" Berry in his book Sippin' Safari, the likely story of the Zombie's creation is described as follows on the back of a 1941 Beachcomber's menu: "The Zombie didn't just happen. It is the result of a long and expensive process of evolution: In the experiments leading up to the Zombie, three and a half cases of assorted rums were used and found their way down the drain so that you may now enjoy this potent 'mender of broken dreams.'"

Dianne ordered a  Blue Hawaii.

Dale had some Japanese beer and Peter a Smoking Cannon. I got a Three Dots and a Dash.

I went on to consume a Jet Pilot. When I order the Jet Pilot,Dianne asked the bartender what it was like. She told us it was very similar to a Zombie only not as big. I had sampled John's Zombie and liked it so I decided to go for it. Although I had tried a Jet Pilot back at Archipelago in Washington D.C., I couldn't remember very well what it tasted like. This Jet Pilot very much indeed tasted similar to the Zombie. 

After the Jet Pilot  I continued with a Mai Tai. It was spot on and came in a clear glass with 3 different tiki faces embossed on it. Dianne told me she noticed in the menu that the glass was for sale. I double checked for the price and saw it was available for (I thought) a very reasonable $12 dollars. I bought two!

In addition, the art work on the glass was done by Danny "Tiki Diablo" Gallardo, who did the interior design of the bar. How awesome is that?!?

Back patio of Sip coffee bar