Forbes magazine on the tiki revival - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 11:52 AM Forbes magazine has an article on the tiki revival that is pretty good - if it wasn't for this horrendous lead-off paragraph. Better dust off that long-neglected bottle of grenadine lurking in the back of your liquor cabinet. The red syrup is an essential ingredient for the Mai-Tai, the Zombie, and other mainstays of tiki-bar mixology. And make no mistake: The stars are aligning for a major tiki revival. Other than that, the article is pretty good. They do get bonus points for pointing out the influence of Bing Crosby (who made the song Sweet leilani popular in 1937), and for having some good photos to accompany the article, including this one .... (courtesy of the L.A. Public Library) The full article can be read here .... http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/07/01/tiki-bar-revival-forbeslife-drink08-cx_ml_0701tiki.html

Forbes magazine has an article on the tiki revival that is pretty good - if it wasn't for this horrendous lead-off paragraph.

Better dust off that long-neglected bottle of grenadine lurking in the back of your liquor cabinet. The red syrup is an essential ingredient for the Mai-Tai, the Zombie, and other mainstays of tiki-bar mixology. And make no mistake: The stars are aligning for a major tiki revival.

Other than that, the article is pretty good.

They do get bonus points for pointing out the influence of Bing Crosby (who made the song Sweet leilani popular in 1937), and for having some good photos to accompany the article, including this one ....

(courtesy of the L.A. Public Library)

The full article can be read here ....
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/07/01/tiki-bar-revival-forbeslife-drink08-cx_ml_0701tiki.html

Post #391181 by ikitnrev on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 11:52 AM