Post #517109 by Swanky on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 5:18 PM

For me, I am trying to recreate the feeling and mood of Hala Kahiki, and Aku Tiki Room probably first, and the Mai-Kai feeling next. It is in those places I got a feeling I wanted to recreate at home.

What places inspired you? Or was it not a place at all? Something you imagine?

Plan:

So dark that your eyes must adjust. Inside it is night. And after being there a while you start seeing things you didn't see at first because your eyes were not used to it.

Music that sweeps over you like waves on the beach. A constant background that speaks to you, but never yells.

A journey in every cocktail. You take the first sip and experience the flavors. Second sip is a little different. Bottom of the glass and you are not where you were when you sat down.

Everything you point at has a story and I can tell it to you. Same for the drinks. It's not just a drink, it's living history lesson.

Suddenly, you are no longer in a back room of a house in East TN. You are in that elsewhere we call the Tiki Bar. Timeless, placeless and perfect. And you never want to leave. You almost feel the pull of your ancestors...

Your key to Beachbum Berry's books. Login and start concocting!

[ Edited by: Swanky 2010-03-13 17:19 ]