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Post #688062 by blacktopkid on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 7:33 AM

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Nothing like reviving a thread nearly 10 years old..

Joel introduced me to what a proper Polynesian cocktail should be like. I first visited TV's here in Atlanta around the time that this thread started.

I measure all Zombies against Joel's. Same for the Mai Tai. Same for the Navy Grog.

Not only is he a great barkeep, he is a nice guy who makes time for chitchat with familiar faces. That's a hard thing to do when you're working a hotel bar with a bunch of different folks coming and going.

Joel's still there, still making great drinks, still making TV's Atlanta a great piece of living tiki history.