Was Donn Beach really behind the Zombie? - General Tiki

T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 2:34 PM Ray Buhen, famous bartender from Tiki-Ti and former bartender from Don the Beachcomber, claims that Donn didn't invent many of his famous drinks including the Zombie: "He'd say anything," chuckled Ray. "He said he invented the Zombie, but he didn't. Or hardly any of his drinks." That work, Ray maintained, was done by Ray and his fellow Filipinos. (http://www.tiki-ti.com/pages/ray.html) Is there any truth to this? I know lots of people, including Trader Vic, gave major props to Donn of his work. Has this really not been discussed before? I saw the quote in another post, but there was no discussion about it and my search turned up nothing (although I haven't been having much luck lately). "You can't eat real Polynesian food. It's the most horrible junk I've ever tasted." —Trader Vic Bergeron [ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-06-20 17:30 ]

Ray Buhen, famous bartender from Tiki-Ti and former bartender from Don the Beachcomber, claims that Donn didn't invent many of his famous drinks including the Zombie: "He'd say anything," chuckled Ray. "He said he invented the Zombie, but he didn't. Or hardly any of his drinks." That work, Ray maintained, was done by Ray and his fellow Filipinos. (http://www.tiki-ti.com/pages/ray.html)

Is there any truth to this? I know lots of people, including Trader Vic, gave major props to Donn of his work. Has this really not been discussed before? I saw the quote in another post, but there was no discussion about it and my search turned up nothing (although I haven't been having much luck lately).

"You can't eat real Polynesian food. It's the most horrible junk I've ever tasted." —Trader Vic Bergeron

[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-06-20 17:30 ]

Post #720624 by TikiTacky on Fri, Jun 20, 2014 2:34 PM