Post #368806 by ikitnrev on Sun, Mar 23, 2008 8:25 PM

The New York Times continues their investigation of things tiki ...

• Last December, it was an article on Beachbum Berry
• Two weeks, one on the Trader Vics Warehouse Sale
• Today, they rediscover the Navy Grog, and give a good mention of Don the Beachcomber

*Along with the Mai Tai and Zombie, the Navy Grog was part of his holy trinity of tiki drinks. “These are truly classic cocktails,” Mr. Miller said. “They’re bright, refreshing, with tastes that really pop in your mouth. They’re relics that people should get to know.”

Before too long, however, they may not be able to avoid knowing them. “You’re definitely seeing a big tiki comeback,” said Angus Winchester, a former London bartender and self-described “international bar consultant” who was mixing drinks recently at a tiki cocktail party held by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.

Mr. Winchester credits the resurgence to a recent spate of super-premium rums hitting the market — bartenders seeking to showcase these rums are being inexorably led by the ghost of Donn Beach’s old swizzle stick.*

The full article can be found here......
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/fashion/23shake.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=slogin