Post #756179 by The Below Decks on Thu, Dec 17, 2015 4:52 PM

There was no real "tiki" focus at the MOTAC James Bond event, but then I wasn't expecting any. The author who spoke and introduced the cocktails, Linda Civitello, wrote "Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People." She did touch on the Caribbean generally and Jamaica (but mostly in reference to Fleming's Jamaican home Golden Eye), and she gave an very (very!) abbreviated shortened "history" of rum. But this wasn't really the place for tiki talk.

As for MOTAC, I visited it in New Orleans before it moved to its present location. I thought they had an incredible wing of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum devoted to it. There was a good section on tiki, but again, it's intended to focus on all cocktails, and such a history can't be as comprehensive as Sven and Beachbum would give us. But like I said, I haven't yet seen it since it opened in the new location. The MOTAC board member I've met out here, Philip Dobbard, lives in LA now, but used to live in NOLA and he's fantastic. He's at all the events and plans and prepares them. He's a good friend and has visited The Below Decks for a few rounds of cocktails. I'd also recommend frequently checking out the MOTAC events that are listed site:

http://sofabinstitute.org/cocktail-museum/

[ Edited by: The Below Decks 2015-12-17 16:54 ]

[ Edited by: The Below Decks 2015-12-17 16:55 ]

[ Edited by: The Below Decks 2015-12-17 16:55 ]