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HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1867	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 5:59 PM I would go as far as to say that the word "revival," in its strict sense, no longer applies some 15 years down the road and that we should declare that we're in the midst of a new Tiki "renaissance." If you look back at the body of work over the past 20 years - from the artists and craftsmen and mug designers and musicians and cocktailians - it's an awesome accomplishment and in some areas surpasses even Tiki at its mid-century peak. I'd say the corpse has been fully revived. Not that we should rest on our laurels, but a good pat on the back is in order. From the artistic community, the quality and amount of great, creative work that has come out has been inspiring to me personally for the past five or so years that I've been more intimately involved. And now it seems as if the long, slow battle to gain respect for tropical drinks is finally gaining traction with the craft cocktail community. With the spread of new Tiki-themed bars that emphasize quality cocktails, another piece of the puzzle is coming together. I hope this doesn't ruin it, but Epicurious.com just named "Tiki Bar Cocktails" as one of the top 10 food trends for 2011: http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2010/12/food-trend-predictions-for-2011.html But they seem to be referencing the right sources, so maybe we're for real.

I would go as far as to say that the word "revival," in its strict sense, no longer applies some 15 years down the road and that we should declare that we're in the midst of a new Tiki "renaissance."

If you look back at the body of work over the past 20 years - from the artists and craftsmen and mug designers and musicians and cocktailians - it's an awesome accomplishment and in some areas surpasses even Tiki at its mid-century peak. I'd say the corpse has been fully revived.

Not that we should rest on our laurels, but a good pat on the back is in order. From the artistic community, the quality and amount of great, creative work that has come out has been inspiring to me personally for the past five or so years that I've been more intimately involved.

And now it seems as if the long, slow battle to gain respect for tropical drinks is finally gaining traction with the craft cocktail community. With the spread of new Tiki-themed bars that emphasize quality cocktails, another piece of the puzzle is coming together. I hope this doesn't ruin it, but Epicurious.com just named "Tiki Bar Cocktails" as one of the top 10 food trends for 2011:
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/2010/12/food-trend-predictions-for-2011.html
But they seem to be referencing the right sources, so maybe we're for real.

Post #597254 by Hurricane Hayward on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 5:59 PM