Post #61989 by Traitor Vic on Tue, Nov 25, 2003 12:57 AM

All this hollerin' (as we call it where I'm from) about what's wrong with the Caribbean and what makes True Tiki gets me to thinkin'... What are you people Drinkin'? I mean... Do they not serve at least Five different Daquiris at Trader Vic's? And what's with that Falkland Islands Warmer? Coffee Diablo? Mmmmmmmmm... Havana Gold... Jamaica Float... As a matter of fact TV's Cocktail Menu describes Planter's Punch as "A tropical tradition... Jamaican formula from Montego Bay." Isn't a Zombie the product of Afro/Caribbean Voodoo?

That doesn't even scratch the surface. Where'd all this Chinese stuff come from (Eastern Sour, Chinese Itch, Hai Karate, Happy Buddha)? Why do we allow those idiots to drink Singapore Slings in our favorite Tiki Bars, for Christ's sake?

Suffering Bastards!!!

It may be true that Tiki is FROM the South Pacific but it's HERE now and has been, well, compromised since the day it arrived. There is a difference between a Tiki and a Tiki Mug. Perhaps we should all pack up our bars and drink nothing but pineapple juice and coconut milk from now own.

Damn. I'm sure gonna miss that occasional London Sour...

[ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2003-11-25 00:59 ]