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I never got around to posting my New Orleans Tiki search. So I'll do it now. There's not a lot of Tiki in New Orleans, but, the bars are worthy of note. Go to Borders or Barnes and Noble and pick up a book called "Obituary Cocktail". The Obituary Cocktail is a Martini made with a splash of Absinthe, and, this book chronicles the most interesting bars in a city of interesting bars. A must have guide if you plan to drink in the city of New Orleans. For instance there is Lafitte's, the oldest structure in America that houses a bar. It was the actual building where The legendary pirate Lafitte ran his nefarious empire. Also there is the Absinthe house where legend says Lafitte met with Stonewall Jackson to discuss the fortification of the city before the Battle of New Orleans. Or the Napoleon House which was built to house the deposed general in a failed attempt to free him from exile. Very interesting stuff. There are also these interesting bars on Bourbon Street.
If you go to Rat's Hole do not have the Rat Attack, it sucks.
Legend has it that the Cocktail was invented in New Orleans. A pharmacist named Peychaud came up with a medicine for stomach ailments, Brandy and Peychaud's own Bitters. It was served in a French egg cup called a Coqutier. the American bastardization of this term is cocktail. They still use Peychaud's bitters to make the Sazerac, A new Orleans staple. Pic taken at the Pharmacy Museum in the quarter.
A point of curiosity for the hard core Tiki file is Pat O'Brian's 718 St.Peter Street. Pat's is the birthplace of the Hurricane, a Tiki Bar staple. The place is huge, with several bars, fountains and seating areas. They serve a variety of tropicals, many of them good. The Jab asked if they made the Hurricane at Pat's with a dry mix. They sell a dry mix in the gift shop, also a bottled mix. I don't think the drink is made with a powdered mix, but, it is a vat drink, not made to order. Beachbum Berry got his recipe from Pat's and it does taste like the one I make at home, it's good.
Another bar of interest is the Aft End Bar at the hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royale. Nautical in theme, they have a good raw seafood bar. If you go also visit the world famous Carousel Bar, it's in the hotel too.
There are two interesting Chinese restaurants I visited. One is the Hong Kong, 7400 Lakeshore Dr. There's another bar in Metarie I visited a couple years ago. I forget the name and I don't know where it is, but, they have a nice little Tiki Bar that serves in Tiki Mugs. Both places serve acceptable drinks, nothing to write home about.
The Blue Petunia at Petunia's 817 St Louis St. A good drink vodka, blue curacao and lemonade
Misc Tikis ?
Taken at Marie Laveau's Voodoo Shop
Sharkheads in Biloxi Missisipi.
Misc NO
[ Edited by: Alnshely 2011-04-11 17:05 ]
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