key west updates - Tiki Travel

F finky099 Tiki Socialite Orange County, CA Joined: May 15, 2012 Posts: 542	F finky099 Posted posted on Tue, Nov 25, 2014 4:59 PM On 2014-04-19 22:07, Doc Aikane wrote: In defense of Key West (a part time home for me) . . No, you won't find much in the way of mid-century style Tiki bars there. Key West already had 200 years of Caribbean heritage when Polynesian Pop hit the scene in the US - it's just not the setting where Tiki Culture would thrive. But trust me, if you get away from the tourist bars, you'll find true cocktail culture does exist in the small city. Just step inside The Rum Bar at the Speakeasy Inn on Duval and you'll be a believer. Listed as one of the top 15 rum bars in the WORLD by Rum Journal, you'll find a knowledgeable bartender, samples of some of the best rums in the world, and a special concoction created by the owner (Bahama Bob) made by collecting roots from exotic trees and soaking them in 151. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGmLTTveL1o Doc, glad you posted about The Rum Bar. Going to Key West in 2 weeks and had pretty much written off any good cocktail spots. I look forward to checking it out! :drink:

On 2014-04-19 22:07, Doc Aikane wrote:
In defense of Key West (a part time home for me) . . No, you won't find much in the way of mid-century style Tiki bars there. Key West already had 200 years of Caribbean heritage when Polynesian Pop hit the scene in the US - it's just not the setting where Tiki Culture would thrive. But trust me, if you get away from the tourist bars, you'll find true cocktail culture does exist in the small city. Just step inside The Rum Bar at the Speakeasy Inn on Duval and you'll be a believer. Listed as one of the top 15 rum bars in the WORLD by Rum Journal, you'll find a knowledgeable bartender, samples of some of the best rums in the world, and a special concoction created by the owner (Bahama Bob) made by collecting roots from exotic trees and soaking them in 151.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGmLTTveL1o

Doc, glad you posted about The Rum Bar. Going to Key West in 2 weeks and had pretty much written off any good cocktail spots. I look forward to checking it out!
:drink:

Post #732155 by finky099 on Tue, Nov 25, 2014 4:59 PM