Post #3373 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Jul 6, 2002 7:17 PM

I just wanted to point out again that, until the late nineties, Tiki mugs where generally not in use anymore ANYWHERE, be it Hawaii OR the mainland. The recent wave of NEW Tiki manufacturing sort of leads one to believe that Tiki mugs are as common in the States as biersteins in Germany, yet they had fallen out of use almost completely, with a few exceptions being supplied by what was left of the Orchids of Hawaii line, and other establishments that were using old stock (like the Hala Kahiki, which in 1994 still served their potions in signature mugs).

However, there are exceptions: The Grand Wailea Resort on Maui had some mugs I had never seen before and since, from Japan.

The best place where the ritual use of Tiki mugs seems to have survived seems to be Spain:
The Madrid and Barcelona Tiki bars all still have their own line of various mugs, according to Otto, who came back with 15 (FIFTEEN) different ones...

(This thread should actually be in the COLLECTING TIKI Forum)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki on 2002-07-06 19:21 ]