ebay: Vintage Kahlua Aztec Liquor Bottle - Tiki Marketplace

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:36 PM On 2008-07-10 14:11, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2008-07-10 08:36, christiki295 wrote: The bottle looks more Aztec, if not Native American. Also, Kahlua does not come from the South Pacific. To be fair, it's a common mistake: KAH-lua is a coffee liqour from Mexico. KA-lua means "to bake in an earth oven" in Hawaiian (see Kalua Pig). This naturally lead to confusion dating back even to the heyday of Tiki. While the Seattle KALUA ROOM got it right: . . . .. the KAHLUA APARTMENTS on Rosemead Blvd in L.A. didn't: Thank you for the correction.

On 2008-07-10 14:11, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2008-07-10 08:36, christiki295 wrote:
The bottle looks more Aztec, if not Native American.
Also, Kahlua does not come from the South Pacific.

To be fair, it's a common mistake: KAH-lua is a coffee liqour from Mexico. KA-lua means "to bake in an earth oven" in Hawaiian (see Kalua Pig). This naturally lead to confusion dating back even to the heyday of Tiki. While the Seattle KALUA ROOM got it right:
. . .
.. the KAHLUA APARTMENTS on Rosemead Blvd in L.A. didn't:

Thank you for the correction.

Post #393165 by christiki295 on Thu, Jul 10, 2008 10:36 PM