Smuggler's Cove Partners With Virgin Atlantic To Bring Tiki Drinks To SFO

Congrats Martin!

http://sfist.com/2017/01/09/sfo_tiki_smugglers_cove_virgin_atlantic.php

Smuggler's Cove Partners With Virgin Atlantic To Bring Tiki Drinks To SFO

BY CALEB PERSHAN IN FOOD ON JAN 9, 2017 4:50 PM

Smuggler's Cove, the top-notch tiki bar tucked away in Hayes Valley, might be a vacation destination unto itself, but for those who are looking to travel more literally, the bar's proprietor, Polynesian Pop aficionado Martin Cate, has something up his Hawaiian-print sleeve. At the end of last week, Cate announced a partnership with airline Virgin Atlantic, to bring some tropical flair to their member "clubhouses."
"For the duration of 2017, Smuggler's Cove has entered into a partnership with Virgin Atlantic Airways to serve our cocktails at their Upper Class Clubhouse locations around the world," a representative of the bar wrote on its Facebook page. As the name would suggest, Virgin's SFO clubhouse is for their upper crust passengers, but lowly "main cabin" passengers can buy day passes, which might be worth it in the event of a serious layover. (As for Virgin America customers, there will be no special privileges...)
The way the program works: Smuggler's Cove and other bars from the World's 50 Best Bars list (they're at number 29) will be adding six drinks to each bar's local clubhouse, with one of their drinks appearing at other clubhouses in other airports. As for food at the SFO location, that will come from Whitechapel, Cate's San Francisco gin bar, which unlike Smuggler's Cove has a food menu (and a fine one at that).
All of this is well and good, but until I can get a volcano bowl in flight, I'll be at the downstairs bar at Smuggler's, thanks.

After one of Martin's cocktails, you won't be a virgin for long.

Good one Unga!

Reminds me of when Don the Beachcomber was brought on to serve drinks on Air New Zealand.

Polynesian decor, Maori motifs, South Seas cuisine and exotic drinks by Don the Beachcomber - now that's what I call getting high in the sky!

DC

I remember Delta Airlines partnering with Stirring's about 10 or so years ago. This resulted in some pretty decent (and easy to make) cocktails being served on their flights. All I can remember was the Stirring's Passion Fruit Mojito (This Stirring's mix has now been discontinued) which was very tasty, but not popular enough to live long. I found articles from 2007 and 2010 here:

http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2007/05/01/delta-s-new-hbo-programming-and-midnight-sky-signature-cocktail

http://news.delta.com/delta-air-lines-shakes-summer-travel-customers-new-line-signature-cocktails

This all brings to mind the Carry On Cocktail kits:

https://wandpdesign.com/collections/carryoncocktailkit

On 2017-01-10 23:23, HopeChest wrote:
This all brings to mind the Carry On Cocktail kits:

https://wandpdesign.com/collections/carryoncocktailkit

This is brilliant!

It really is. We got a couple for the in-laws who travel frequently and were impressed. Very nicely done.