For this first episode of 2020, we thought it would be fun to share our session at The Grotto Radio Show. On this episode we talk about Tiki music and play some of our favorites, from traditional South Pacific tribal drums to modern exotica and everything in between. Special thanks to Marc Atkinson from The Grotto Radio Show for having me on as a guest DJ and co-host!

To listen to The Grotto Radio every Wednesday at 8pm at www.radiocore.org

This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!

On this episode we have our friends share a fun or memorable Christmas or New Years Eve story. For this last episode of 2019, we'd like to thank our sponsors Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Tiki-Ti and Steadfast Pomade for their continued support as well as all of our listeners who tune in every week. Thank you all for making Inside the Desert Oasis Room possible!

On this episode I road trip up to the San Francisco bay with our friend Boris Hamilton. We visit and review our experiences at R&G Lounge, Pagan Idol, Zombie Village, The Buena Vista, Scoma's, California Gold, Marin Joe's and Bon Voyage. Special thanks to Buz Deadwax for hosting our stay at the Alta Vista Tiki Room, the giant morning lattes and the bottomless Buz Tais!

This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!

For this holiday season, we thought it would be fun to flashback to Tiki Oasis 2019 and listen in on Stuart Sandler's symposium entitled Kiddie Cocktails. Stuart is a font designer and publisher, graphic designer and author of the book, Kiddie Cocktails. Hear Stuart's story and learn about the difference between kiddie cocktails and mocktails, how to set up your own kiddie cocktail bar and more! There's a little cameo with Derek Yaniger in there too!

Get the Kiddie Cocktails book by Stuart Sadler here:

This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!

This episode is part 2 of our visit to the 2nd Annual OCUSBG Tiki Night at Tiki Farm! On this episode we are joined by the Mai Tai Mafia and listen in on their club presentation of what makes up this fun and unique collaboration with Nathan Hazard from Real McCoy Rum, Alexandre Chaigne from Combier USA and Joe Carlin from Liquid Alchemist!

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Today we record live from the 2nd Annual Orange County United States Bartenders Guild's Tiki Meeting hosted by Tiki Farm, the world's largest manufacturer of tiki mugs and chat with our friend Benny, the OCUSBG founder and president along with Holden Westland, founder and president of Tiki Farm. Also joining us on this episode are skippers Cristian Diaz, Roy Hanzal and Ash Nalbadayan from Trader Sam's followed by the Mai Tai Mafia; Nathan Hazard from Real McCoy Rum, Alexandre Chaigne from Combier USA and Joe Carlin from Liquid Alchemist!

This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!

Today we go into Max's South Seas Hideway's private ceramics studio to chat with their in-house sculptor, artist and ceramicist, Jerry Berta to learn about their kiln to table concept in which all tiki mugs, volcano bowls, pupu platters and more are custom made in house for Max's South Seas Hideaway. Also joining us for this episode is our old friend Gecko from South Sea Arts of Hawaii for a historic event - the first pouring, molding and pressing of his Ward Warehouse tiki mugs, the first artist made house mug for Max's, the probable first proper tiki bar to ever exist in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

This episode is sponsored by Tanduay Rum, Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club, Tonga Hut, Steadfast Pomade and Tiki-Ti. Stop by their FB and IG pages and give them a like!