Post #288651 by Scottes on Wed, Feb 28, 2007 5:25 AM

I kinda "grew up" on tiki, when an older cousin used to slip me drinks at a Chinese restaurant. Over time I became legal, and frequented the same restaurant and partook of (more than) my share of Mai Tais. I reduced my drinking as I got older and wiser, though my love of Chinese restaurants kept them an occasional indulgence.

Then I discovered sipping rums a few years ago, and years of study and research have made me a bit of a connoisseur of the smoother rums. Very recently I started delving into cocktails and mixology, and my love of rums led me right to tiki drinks. And that led me to books by Trader Vic and Don the Beachcomber and Beachbum Berry, and the Beachbum's website led me here to Tiki Central.

And now that I'm here, I'm discovering that there's a LOT more to tiki than just the drinks. In my youth I never really appreciated the food, the culture, the knick-knacks or the mugs. But Tiki Central is changing that.

So what made me start collecting? Tiki Central.

[ Edited by: Scottes 2007-02-28 05:25 ]