The history of the cocktail umbrella - required reading. - Tiki Drinks and Food

H HelloTiki Member Kailua, Hawaii Joined: Jul 23, 2005 Posts: 440	H HelloTiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 7:03 PM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_umbrella
A amybean Member Alameda, CA Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 434	A amybean Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 8:48 PM Yes! Thank you!
W WaikikianMoeKele Member West Leroy, Pennsylvania Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 474	W WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on Sun, Jun 6, 2010 11:29 AM Very enlightening, especially the fact that the cocktail umbrella is "technically edible!"
BB Bora Boris Mr. Unreasonable Boogie Wonderland Joined: Mar 25, 2005 Posts: 2616	BB Bora Boris Posted posted on Sun, Jun 6, 2010 11:41 AM I prefer the Harry K. Yee started using them first story.
TG The Gnomon Member MD-DC-VA Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 1293	TG The Gnomon Posted posted on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 7:09 AM "The cocktail umbrella is believed to have arrived on the bar scene as early as 1932 courtesy of Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's in San Francisco although it is, by Vic's own admission, a presentation picked up from Don the Beachcomber (now closed)." So does that mean VJB Jr picked it up from Ernie Gantt before there was such a thing as Don the Beachcomber? Perhaps, it means that when DTB introduced the umbrella to Vic, he had a bar but there was no bar scene yet and as soon as there was a bar scene, TV was the one who first hauled out the parasols. 8)

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HelloTiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 7:03 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_umbrella

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amybean Posted posted on Sat, Jun 5, 2010 8:48 PM

Yes! Thank you!

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WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on Sun, Jun 6, 2010 11:29 AM

Very enlightening, especially the fact that the cocktail umbrella is "technically edible!"

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Bora Boris Posted posted on Sun, Jun 6, 2010 11:41 AM

I prefer the Harry K. Yee started using them first story.

TG

The Gnomon Posted posted on Mon, Jun 7, 2010 7:09 AM

"The cocktail umbrella is believed to have arrived on the bar scene as early as 1932 courtesy of Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's in San Francisco although it is, by Vic's own admission, a presentation picked up from Don the Beachcomber (now closed)."

So does that mean VJB Jr picked it up from Ernie Gantt before there was such a thing as Don the Beachcomber? Perhaps, it means that when DTB introduced the umbrella to Vic, he had a bar but there was no bar scene yet and as soon as there was a bar scene, TV was the one who first hauled out the parasols. 8)