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VOLCANO drink
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Tue, Jul 22, 2003 9:41 PM
Hey tiki people. Ever hear of a drink called a "Volcano"? It tastes like a Planter's punch but it is served in a scorpion bowl on a bed of dry ice! A smoldering beauty! Not a new concept certainly but what an effect. It used to be served in a long-gone bar in Calgary, Alberta in CANADA and it was called "Tiki Tiki". Anyone ever been there? It was mondo Polynesian. |
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Tue, Jul 22, 2003 10:32 PM
Aloha coconutz! Wish I'd caught some of your earlier posts. emspace here, born Calgary, raised Edmonton, living North Vancouver, addicted to Tiki. Nuff said. Tiki Tiki in Calgary eh? Like this kine? This swizzle is the actual item from the Edmonton Tiki Tiki, I guess it must have been a chain. It was swapped to me by our Edmonton TC'er Sweet Daddy Tiki. You from Calgary? Currently in Calgary? Howzabout an intro? emspace. |
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Wed, Jul 23, 2003 12:01 AM
Heya emspace! North Vancouver?! One of my most fav Canadian places. |
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Wed, Jul 23, 2003 10:33 AM
Nice to meet ya coconutz! You mean there's a Tiki Tiki in Calgary still? Is it decorated in its original style? Cuz if so, that beats the hell out of the Waldorf - it's closed, and is in a terrible neighbourhood! It only opens very rarely for private events now, used to be a punk room in the early 90s (don't know how it survived that!). We have currently NO open Tiki places in Van. I read about the Bamboo Room and it sounds cool enough as a new place. I started on Tiki mugs and CoCo Joes (little lava souvenir statues from Hawaii, you probably know them), and have lately moved into swizzle sticks. Room is a factor - no bar or wall stuff yet, all my stuff resides on a bookshlef in the tiny office room I'm typing in right now. I just won two eBay auctions 2 days ago in fact: a Kahiki skull mug (I am nuts about th Kahiki, it is kind of my ideal dream restaurant, never saw it in real life alas) and a tall CoCo Joe, they should be on their way to me soon. I have a Mr. Bali Hai that I think of as my prize mug, but the most exciting thing I ever got was a drinks menu from the Beachcomber in Edmonton, the Tiki restaurant I was taken to many times by my folks in the early to late 60's. It was given to me by TC'er fartsatune, who's from Winnipeg. What can I say, except long live Canadian Tiki! If the Tiki Tiki still stands, could you fire me an address for it? There's a good chance the family and I will be in Calgary in the fall (my Mom lives there), and we could meet up - if it's closed or mangled beyond recognition (as happened to the Edmonton one), then at the Bamboo Room? RSVP and aloha, |
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Wed, Jul 23, 2003 3:03 PM
Belated greetings coconutz. Wow! Another Alberta TCer. Soon we'll need to get a bigger phonebooth for our annual regional convention. The very first tiki mug I bought at a thrift store is from Calgary: The bottom says "Hing Wah Co, Calgary, 266-3180". Is this a restaurant & does it still exist? These mugs are fairly common here, I have 3 and I see them every once in awhile. If you or emspace (or any other TCer for that matter) are ever in Edmonton, let me know & we can meet up. There aren't any tiki bars here, per se, but I just discovered that there's a Malaysian restaurant that makes "old school" tiki drinks -- mai tais, scorpions, suffering bastards, doctor funks, etc. They even serve some of them in moai bowls they got from Trader Vic's. My eyes bugged out when the waiter brought one to the next table (I tried to buy one from the bartender but they only had about six and weren't going to part with them). The decor isn't all it could be (no tikis, no fishnets, etc.) but they do have fake palm trees all over the place, those wicker chairs with the big round backs (I forget what they're called) at some tables, and the waiters wear tropical shirts. Best of all, the food is fantastic! SDT [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki on 2003-07-23 16:02 ] [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2007-04-09 17:48 ] |
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Wed, Jul 23, 2003 3:50 PM
Aloha SDT! Check your email regarding the Hing Wah Co, I am hoping we can work a trade. excited, you bet, |
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coconutz
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Fri, Jul 25, 2003 11:18 PM
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Fri, Jul 25, 2003 11:27 PM
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Sat, Jul 26, 2003 1:29 AM
Okay. I ain't from Canada or anything as interesting as all that. Just wanted to say that the wife and I dined at The Aloha in Spartanburg, SC, this evening and that, although we didn't have one tonight, they make a pretty kick-ass Scorpion-Like concoction in a Volcano Bowl and call it The Flaming Volcano. Gotta be similar to the drink you mentioned at the get-go, Coconutz. |
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Sat, Jul 26, 2003 1:00 PM
Thanks, it's an "homage" to Texas-born Canadian wrestler Sweet Daddy Siki http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/siki.html
It was a joke about how few Alberta/Western Canadian/Canadian members there are on this list.
Will do. |
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Sat, Jul 26, 2003 3:49 PM
Oh man, the memories are flooding back: Tiger Tanaka, Abdullah the Butcher, and of course your congenial host Ed Whelan. It's Stampede Wrestling! :), emspace. |
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Sat, Jul 26, 2003 3:53 PM
Is it interesting to be from Canada? Thanks, Traitor Vic! I think it's pretty damn cool to be from South Carolina too! Coconutx, thanx for all teh clarificaiton on Tiki Tiki. I didnt' think it could really still be open, but hope springs eternal. Looking forward to any and all pics. Geez, I wonder if those Hing Wah mugs are still made?... emspace. |
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Wed, Apr 13, 2005 10:32 AM
I just got a volcano bowl from Oceanic Arts. I've looked up volcano recipes and they are all tasty, but I'm looking for a dark RED volcano drink, that I can blen and put in the bowl to look like not lava. Anyone got a blended dark red volcano drink? |
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Wed, Apr 13, 2005 11:28 AM
Hot lava looks more like bright orange than dark red, does it not? In fact the hotter the lava is the more it shifts to white. Nevertheless, a dark red drink in a volcano bowl would still look pretty hot. |
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Thu, Apr 14, 2005 12:10 PM
You're right, it is orange. I was just thinking of grenadine in the drink for a "lava look". What mix would make a bright orange I wonder. Orange juice and orange curcao maybe? Sounds like I'll have to experiment with "lava colored" drinks! |
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