Is Smuggler's Cove the new Gold Standard? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T telescopes Tiki Socialite Palm Springs Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 619	T telescopes Posted posted on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 9:10 AM I just returned from San Francisco and two evenings spent at Smuggler's Cove. My reverence for Tiki Ti is no longer one of dogma and absolute devotion. Tasting polynesian drinks through the unfiltered lenses of hand-crafted syrups and fresh ingredients has revolutionized my respect for what these drinks can be. Martin Cate has improved upon the efforts of both Don and Vic in terms of drink quality. The vision of the rum drink at Smuggler's Cove is neither revisionist or reimagined, nor is it one of revival. It is a vision of purity and potential that forces rum drinkers to redefine the baseline for what constitutes a good tiki drink. Martin's approach is not one of replication, and I believe this helps set him apart from most others. To those who have visited the Cove, what do you think?

I just returned from San Francisco and two evenings spent at Smuggler's Cove. My reverence for Tiki Ti is no longer one of dogma and absolute devotion. Tasting polynesian drinks through the unfiltered lenses of hand-crafted syrups and fresh ingredients has revolutionized my respect for what these drinks can be.

Martin Cate has improved upon the efforts of both Don and Vic in terms of drink quality.

The vision of the rum drink at Smuggler's Cove is neither revisionist or reimagined, nor is it one of revival. It is a vision of purity and potential that forces rum drinkers to redefine the baseline for what constitutes a good tiki drink.

Martin's approach is not one of replication, and I believe this helps set him apart from most others.

To those who have visited the Cove, what do you think?

Post #570728 by telescopes on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 9:10 AM