Trader Vic Tortuga Mug - Collecting Tiki

M moondoggie Member England Joined: Mar 16, 2009 Posts: 32	M moondoggie Posted posted on Mon, May 5, 2014 5:29 AM Stumbled across this mug on eBay (also listed as a vase) and it struck me as unusual. If it wasn't for the Trader Vic markings, I would've assumed it wasn't even tiki at all. Trawling Tiki Central, gave me a name for the mug, but couldn't really find many references other than this and this. I found a drinks menu which shows the mug down the bottom: source (and a similar mug). I'm really interested in knowing more about it. Any particular reason why a drink named Tortuga would be served in a (to me) non-tiki looking mug? I definitely would have passed it by if seen in a thrift shop/boot sale.

Stumbled across this mug on eBay (also listed as a vase) and it struck me as unusual. If it wasn't for the Trader Vic markings, I would've assumed it wasn't even tiki at all.

Trawling Tiki Central, gave me a name for the mug, but couldn't really find many references other than this and this.

I found a drinks menu which shows the mug down the bottom:

source (and a similar mug).

I'm really interested in knowing more about it. Any particular reason why a drink named Tortuga would be served in a (to me) non-tiki looking mug?
I definitely would have passed it by if seen in a thrift shop/boot sale.

Post #715927 by moondoggie on Mon, May 5, 2014 5:29 AM