Post #487756 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Oct 12, 2009 11:27 AM

Being that the categories "Pre-Tiki" and "Tiki" were really meant for the art and design of the genre, it would be interesting to try to divide all the Polynesian cocktail recipes into such categories. How does one find out their age? Compile menus by date and watch for earliest appearance? And what about name changes of older originals?

One thing is for certain: Since Don The Beachcomber was the founding father of Polynesian pop mixology, and he came up with many of his classic libations in the 1930s, a good amount of his and many other concoctions ARE actually Pre-Tiki. Once they were served in containers that depicted Tikis, they became, at least visually, Tiki style. It might be easier to refer to cocktails as being part of Polynesian pop, a period which spans (not counting the revival) the 1930s to the 1970s.

In terms of pop culture genres, that bar guide is more "Lounge" than Polynesian pop, nevertheless it is a good find,and will certainly yield some nice potions.