Post #317750 by horgaloha on Tue, Jul 10, 2007 2:56 PM

So our Trilobitiki Bamboo Bar was a success!

We camped with 40 friends in the middle of black rock desert, Nevada, and after a day of record-breaking 110-degree heat were rewarded with a night of warm gentle winds under a red moon. My partner, the lovely Loganinsky, designed and built the bar entirely out of bamboo, and i adorned the tall bamboo tiki mugs with trilobites and other fossils, and designed the glowing ammonite lamps (and crafted the drinks!)

by sundown, we were ready for visitors after the camp potluck:

The drinks were well received, despite there not being any ice (but thanks to the cooler, the juice was still below room temperature.) But after a couple of Cambrian Explosions, people ceased to be picky. Please note the preponderance of dinosaur-decorated fezzes:

To top it off, the 'Boo Bar also came with a home-made marimba out of extra bamboo culms, here played on by a happy patron:

And now, on to the drinks:

Burgess Beachcomber:
2 oz lemonade
1/2 oz grenadine
1/4 oz lime juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 1/4 golden rum

Trilobite Tango:
2 oz mango nectar
1 oz dark rum
1/4 oz lime juice
1 dash bitters

Cambrian Explosion:
2 oz mango nectar
1 oz lime juice
1 oz gold rum
1 oz blue curacao
1/2 barenjager

(shake, and float 1/2 demerara rum on top)

These are my first drink creations, and are still kinda rough. so suggestions welcome! My rules for this excursion was a limited selection of ingredients (it all had to fit into a single cooler) and of course no ice and no blender! I so totally want to try an Ordovician Fizz next...

The Trader Joe's Juices and fresh limes did splendidly, and lasted two whole days, even in the intense heat. And the fresh bamboo culms added a pleasing bouquet to the drink.

thanks for all your suggestions and help!

-horgaloha