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Hey guys,

Sorry for the delay of the show as we tried a new platform to record and end up with missing files and so we had to re-record this show. Opps!!!

So on this show we will be covering a Banana Daquiri. No, it's not just a Daquiri with a banana. Come on this is tiki….we are making a tiki cocktail created by our good friend of Harry Yee (yes, he is still alive, not one of the dead guys as Paola claims).
So as other tiki drinks in the past, we discover that many people or places that have claimed to have created this drink. We are sticking with Harry Yee for now!!
This drink will use rum but also a great liqueur I like to use called Galliano Vanilla Liqueur.

Oh did I mention on this show there will be a new segment with a surprise for all of you. "Craig's Creation is born and I am giving up for the first time my secret tiki recipes that never have be seen by human eyes...well mine and Norma's!!!
I am giving you two recipes a segment so you can add to that recipe book of yours and entertain your guests with some refreshing tiki drinks.
To get our usual recipe page go to: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/
and Craig's Creation: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/craigs-creation/

On " Mark's Adventures", we talk about the tiki bar called "The Alibi" which is located in Portland Oregon. Yes, there!!! It is one of the oldest tiki bars as its been around since 1947. If you don't mind a little Karokee and some amazing tiki drinks, you fit right in!!
To check out Mark's page : https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/

On" Did you know?" segment: we talk about the banana (Yes, Paola is making a pucker face right now)!! Some cools facts like the banana is a berry! Or that it grows on a plant and not a tree!! Listen to hear more cool facts!

Links for the show:
YouTube video to make the banana daquiri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EYCGiNxEbE
YouTube video on how to make ginger syrup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7Co1paZSk
YouTube video on some cool banana facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzWIQnDCxEo
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Hey guys,

We are back with a new episode from you guys via internet due to lockdown. We will be discussing the Hawaiian Eye Cocktail on this show. This is adrink not created by Don the Beachcomber or Trader Vic but instead by Harry Yee. He is still alive (yes, he is) at the age of 101 years old this year...WOW!!! This man is famous for creating in Hawaii some famous tiki cokctails such as Blue Hawaii cocktail which is one of Poala's favorite drink. This drink was created for the TV show "Hawaiian Eye" back in the late 50s at the Hawaiian Village Hotel.

This hotel was home to the tv crew and other tv shows such as Hawaii-50 and Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii".

This cocktail has three different rums in it: white rum, Jamacian dark rum, and Bermuda rum. This drink also has grapefruit juice and a erotic guava juice. This juice more than likely will be commercial when you go look for it. What is guava fruit? Listen to find out!!!

To get the recipe for this drink and all of our drinks click the following link:

https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

We got the recipe from Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's Sippin Safari book.

Harry Yee was a bartender who was the first to use an orchid or an umbrella...find out why he used an orchid for garnish. It's not what you think!!

We also give a good tip on ice!!!!

On "Did You Know?" segment: we discuss more in-depth the "Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort". I would like yo see that on a business card. Several towers of the resort was built in stages and we talk about that!!

On "Mailbag" segment: what is our favorite garnish for us?

Links for the show:

Hawaiian Eye YouTube cocktail page:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgNdhlCAvww
This is an alternative recipe for the drink:
https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/943/hawaiian-eye

Hey guys,

Welcome and we are so glad to give you another tiki adventure for this winter season. This episode is recorded via internet since we have gone into another lockdown but still want to entertain you with cool facts, stories and of course cocktails.

On this episode we talk about the Myrtle Bank Cocktail which is a created at Myrtle Bank Hotel in Jamaica. This location is near the old Port Royal area of the island which is where Captain Morgan was staying. He was made governor of the island and later died as well at age of 53 years old. Only after a few months of his death, there was a huge earth quake and Port Royal broke off and went into the sea never to seen again. Jamaica is looking into building underwater tunnels to have tourist check out the lost city and Captain Morgan's final resting place.

This recipe was inspired by Don and Trader Vic's visit to the hotel and both went back to their bars and reversed engineered their own cocktail which ended up on the menus in the 40s. We do have both Trader's and Don's recipes for you and they can be found on our Recipe page link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

The hotel itself went through several natural disasters in its history such as 2 earthquakes and 2 fires (one being the most spectacular blaze in Jamaican history).

We cover why using crushed ice on a cocktail is more efficient on a booze forward then a regular cocktail.

On "Did you Know?" segment: we cover a Myrtle Bank rum which has been around for long time and is unique in many ways. It is created with only 600 bottles per batch per year to be distributed. It also is 120 proof in the bottle compared to regular rum at 80 proof. It also gets aged in UK and not on the island.

Here are some cool links to check out:

Information on the Myrtle Bank Rum: https://www.bittersandbottles.com/products/myrtle-bank-10-year-120-proof-jamaica-rum

Cocktail YouTube video on how to make the Myrtle Bank Cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-b63K4NrY
Cool links for Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's book Sippin' Safari: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

Hey guys,

Welcome to our 4th season and we are very excited to be back. This episode is recorded via internet since we have gone into another lockdown but still want to entertain you with cool facts, stories and of course cocktails.

On this episode we talk about the Last Rites cocktail which was created by Mariano Licudine at the Mai Kai. Now, we have to go back to Don's the Beachcomber's location where Mariano worked for him for over 15 years. These recipes are secretive and so we are not sure if he started making this back in Don's days or the Mai Kai's. To check out the recipe on our "Recipe" page : https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

We go into detail about his life and how he started such as being a private chauffeur and bartender for Laurel and Hardy.

This recipe is very basic in some ways compared to most tiki cocktails that we have discussed on this show but don't be fooled by that as its an amazing drink with lots of Martinique rum, passion fruit syrup, lime juice and Falernum.

On "Mark's adventures" segment, we get more in-depth to the Mai Kai and its history. It is one of the oldest tiki bars on the planet and largest ones as well. It houses a 30,000 sq. foot garden and also a waterfall. It entertains its guests daily with a  authentic Mai-Kai Islanders show which shows off dancing, music and even a fire show.

On "Did You Know?" segment, we cover more information about Mariano such as he was one of 14 kids in his family and served the Mai Kai for 30 years.

Here are some cool links to check out:

The Last Rites cocktail YouTube video: Last Rites Cocktail YouTube video

Mai Kai fire show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC7R9uwFGdY

Mai Kai Islanders show in full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-U8UUXC-ts

Cool links for Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's book Sippin' Safari: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

Mark's Adventures link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/

Hey guys,
We normally publish on Monday's but we thought we can't have you go through Christmas and the holidays without us...so here we are!!!

We will be covering a classic cocktail that has a new age spin on it. Mele Kalikimaka Mai Tai cocktail!! We took Don's...no wait Trader Vic's...well one of their recipes and added a new twist. Should I say Candy cane twist!! Tis the season!!

We'll give you a great complex tiki cocktails with three different types of rum. Now, this is the time to break open that liquor cabinet as you can use any of your favorites for this one.
We will shake and build this drink and it makes 2 drinks with this recipe (or in Mark's case, just one)!! Yes, tis the season for giving and sharing!!
And we didn't stop there, we added everything but the kitchen sink for garnish but most important of them all is the candy cane!!

By the way, do you know what " Mele Kalikimaka!" means? Ask someone from Hawaii, they will tell you. How did Hawaii celebrate Christmas and was there something before it??
You must know the song as well? We discuss just how the song started and no it wasn't Bing Crosby but a good friend of his...listen to find out!
In "Mailbag" segment: we are asked what to do for toasting this season? Listen to find out some crazy rules that apply...I hope so as your sex life might depend on it!!!

Here are some cool links to the show:
Recipe for Mele Kalikimaka Mai Tai: https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/how-make-mele-kalikimaka-mai-tai-and-more

Bob and Doug McKenzie 12 days of Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2oPio60mK4
Craig's favorite Xmas song: Snoopy's Christmas song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM&t=62s
Floating technique for the drink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stw4rnbDi38
Cocktail Emporium website: https://www.cocktailemporium.com/

OHHHH....listen to the end for our Christmas greetings to all our fans!!!!

Happy Holidays everyone!!! Stay Safe!!

NOTE: We will be taking a few weeks off for the holidays...see you in the new year!!!

Hi Guys,
NOTE: This is not our regular show format as we don't feature a drink or its history at all. We been asked by many listeners, what rums I should have on my bar to make these tiki drinks? Do I need all these rums to make drinks? This is a tasting show that Cam, Mark and I did where we describe some basic rums from different parts of the world to give you an idea of what you need for our drinks.

We will cover the following rums: Saint James: RHUM AGRICOLE (Martinique rum), Bumbu Craft Rum (Barbados), Plantation Grande Reserve (Barbados rum), Diplomatico rum (Venezuelan rum), The Real McCoy 12-year-old rum (Barbados), Captain Morgan Private Stock (Puerto Rico), Havana Club 7-year-old rum (Cuba), Kraken black spiced rum (blend), Mount Gay (Barbados), and Cruzan Citrus Rum (St. Croix USA Virgin Islands).

We will go over the locations of these rums; the distillation of the rums (pot/column) with video attached on what these means (on the website page); history of the rums; tastes; and smells plus drinks that you can use for them for.
The page for the show is: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/rum-tasting/

...and yeah, check out last year's show on that same page with 10 more rums to add to your collection!!!

Enjoy as we sure did...LOL! We also will suggest some rums to use as starting out compared to more complex ones.

Distillation YouTube video page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRx1bfpdz6E&t=404s

To subscribe to our show or newsletter, click on the following link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/
For recipes to try these rums out on, check out our recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

Stay tuned for our Christmas special episode that includes a new version of the classic Mai Tai cocktail and some history to a classic Christmas song. Bonus Christmas skit we always love doing every year!!!

Hey guys,

As you have noticed we have changed our schedule for the show. It will be posted on Monday's for now due COVID changing my work schedule. WE always make sure to get the show out to you as fast as possible.

This show, we will be talking about the Don the Beachcomber's Pearl Diver cocktail. This cocktail was created by him when he opened his first location in California in 1930s. By the way, the address to that location is 1722 N. McCadden Place. It is now a dog park according to street view of Google. This location open December 5th, 1933 (anniversary coming up).

WE are going to give you two recipes today from Don and.....Don!!! Yes, that is not a typo!! He created the Pearl Diver Punch in 1937 for his Don the Beachcomber's location. He created the Pearl Diver Cocktail in 1948 in Hawaii at the Polynesian Village bar or today known as Waikiki Village. Why two different brands? Listen to find out why!!

This great cocktail has a Don's secret ingredient called Gardenia Mix. Thanks to Jeff "Beachbum" Berry we have the recipe now. Through his research, he found this unique ingredients recipe and I have to say its my first time using "butter" in a drink. Yes, Butter!! It has all kinds of elements such as honey, vanilla, cinnamon and pimento Dram.

To get the recipe to the drink and this Gardenia Mix go to our recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

YouTube video for the recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5P8KetaRVY

On "Did you Know?" segment: we will discuss more detail about Steve Crane (owner of the Luau tiki chain) and some details you may not have known before. Trust me is a juicy soap opera story you got hear!!!

To subscribe to our show or our newsletter go to our link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/
Also, we want to pay tribute to the late Sean Connery through this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPBuJtJGRo8
Also a comical look at Mike Myer's tribute to Sean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQYp8xJ4kpo

Hi Guys,

So this is not our usual format of a show but a cool look at the year and somethings that didn't make the show. We thought we would travel back throughout the year at some key times while recording that was not in the original shows.
It's hard at times to edit the show and wonder what to keep and what you can't use. There are some of the cuts are due to time restraints of the show (so it won't be too long as we like to keep it under an hour). There was others that on their own are great but just didn't combine well with that show's content.

So enjoy and here are some hints of topics you will hear:
1) DUI driving and old man in a Volvo
2) Crushed ice story
3) Mark and Flea markets
4) Good food at a tiki bar?
5) Does Paola read the scripts?
6) Pass the Drink on the left hand side....
7) Mark made the intro (and Norma made the graphic)!
8) Different bartenders made the drinks their own way
9) Paola will take the kid cup version of that tiki drink please!
10) Sex in the City fact that is little more than the script
11) What did Craig do at the beginning of COVID with his time?
12) Talk Like a Pirate Rob gets the whip!!
13) Is there a difference in alcohol percentage (CDN vs USA)?
14) Paola emits fear into the crew
15) KD (Canadian dish of choice)
16) Paola may or may not be a B****?
17) Brazilian sex in the bar
18) Mark and cemeteries
19) B-day FB notifications

Well that is the show and don't forget to subscribe to our show or newsletter at: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/
OR follow us on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, Podomatic, and YouTube!!!

Stay tuned to the next show, we will talk about Pearl Diver (tiki classic of Don the Beachcombers).

Hey folks,

It's that time of year when all the goblins and ghosts come out to play. I hope you are all staying safe and enjoy this fall season.

On today's show, we will be talking about the La Paloma Cocktail. This cocktail is normally made with Tequila (oh, Mark mentions don't eat the worm...yuck)!!! You can also make it with Mezcal which is not tequila technically. We will get into the details about that on the show. Also, we suggest trying Casamigos tequila that is George Clooney's brand. It's very smooth!!!
This is not a tiki drink per say and we go into what exactly makes a tiki drink??? Just like a tiki cocktail, it has a lot of people claiming they created this refreshing cocktail. We break down two of them thanks to the assistance of Paola. You know me and Spanish…yeah exactly!!! Oh by the way, did you know how to make the proper Cuba Libre cocktail...listen to make sure!!!

We also go through some cool facts about the celebration of the "Day of the Dead". Did you know people will sleep at their loved ones' graves to pay their respects to them?

By the way, please check out last year's show on Day of the Dead as we went through other facts about this event.

On "Did you Know?" segment: we go through the other holiday celebrated around this time which is Halloween or All Hallow's Eve. I know this year with COVID it will put a dampener on this fun evening but have some fun with it and make yourself a few cocktails.

For the recipes to this show: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alK5hu1moVk
Last year's DOD show can be found in our episode page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/episodes/

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the delay on the show! With the COVID situation in the bar industry, it prevented me from getting out in time!!

So this show is focused on the apple cider cocktails for the season. We are getting into colder weather and what better way to warm up on those cold nights then a hot rum beverage.
We will be covering two cocktails for you as we have two different Thanksgiving Days on our calendar (Canada-October 12th and USA-November 26th).
The first cocktail that we will discuss is the apple cider old-fashioned. The second, cocktail will be the apple cider mule. For both of these cocktails, you will need apple cider which I recommend getting from our local farmer's market. You will find the end product a better drink and less full of preservatives and other items they throw into commercial juices. You will also find on these drinks that the garnish plays a key role on the outcome of the drink with a cinnamon stick and slice of apple.

To get the recipes for them both: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

We also discuss the difference between regular apple cider and hard cider. How did it start and how to make it??

Did you know there are two different types of pumpkins...Mark clues us in on which one you will need for that tasty pumpkin pie for dinner!!!

By the way, every wonder where the phrase: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" came from? Listen to find out!!!

On "Mark's adventures" segment: We talk about a cool tiki bar in Palm Springs called Tonga Hut. This cool bar has two locations and even dessert and winter hours (yes, I didn't believe it either)!! We get to find out more about a cool tiki artist named Shag! We also discuss the famous secret room of tiki.

On "Did you know?" segment: We will discuss cool facts about Thanksgiving like when do you celebrate it on and how did that date come to be? Was all those amazing desserts made by the Pilgrims back then to bring to the feast? Listen to find out!!!

Oh, did I mention we also talk about Martha Stewart Cider Bourbon Cocktail? Here is the link to this recipe and video: https://www.marthastewart.com/863805/cider-bourbon-cocktail
Here is the page and video to the Apple Cider Old-Fashioned cocktail (they use whiskey but we use rum):
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a56767/apple-cider-old-fashioned-recipe/
Mark Adventure page link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/
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