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The current worldwide expansion of Trader Vic's reflects Bergeron's wanderlust muse. I have a 1947 Trader Vic's drink menu as part of my tiki menu collection. The back page of the menu features Bergeron's essay on rum. In part, he wrote, "On our own continent it is best to begin with the Queen's Park Hotel, Trinidad, whose Queen Park's Swizzle is the most delightful form of anesthesia given out at the present time. Olaffson's punch of Haiti has made the Haitian rum famous. Kelly's Bar on the Sugar Wharf, Jamaica is famous for its Planter's Punch and Planter's cocktail, both of which have helped to glorify this spirit." Bergeron also gave props to the Bon Ton Bar on Magazine Street in New Orleans, La Florida Bar in Havana (the site of his earliest rum inspirations), and of course his compatriot Don the Beachcomber.
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I think people should start inviting Mr. Hoekstra to Tiki Central gatherings!
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