Tiki: A Story for Bartenders -- how I'm working to educate the next generation of tiki bartenders - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 6, 2015 8:08 AM On 2015-07-31 22:51, TikiAno wrote: This is fantastic. I'd love to hear you speak in person. While I've noticed the increased attention on "tiki" drinks (intentional quotation marks) at craft (and box standard) cocktail bars, often (to me) I feel something is missing. Indeed, and that is why Humu's talk is so important: The main thing that is missing in the new cocktailian community is the awareness that TIKI is an all-encompassing art form, not just rum drinks. They are coming from a Tiki-depleted environment and have only their juices and liquors to play with, so the Tiki mug represents the height of daringness in their world. The rich tradition that exists beyond that is unknown.

On 2015-07-31 22:51, TikiAno wrote:
This is fantastic. I'd love to hear you speak in person. While I've noticed the increased attention on "tiki" drinks (intentional quotation marks) at craft (and box standard) cocktail bars, often (to me) I feel something is missing.

Indeed, and that is why Humu's talk is so important: The main thing that is missing in the new cocktailian community is the awareness that TIKI is an all-encompassing art form, not just rum drinks. They are coming from a Tiki-depleted environment and have only their juices and liquors to play with, so the Tiki mug represents the height of daringness in their world. The rich tradition that exists beyond that is unknown.

Post #748700 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Aug 6, 2015 8:08 AM