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Hi everyone,

I hope everyone is staying safe and doing okay with the second wave of COVID on its way. What better time to do a tiki show then now when we all need that getaway from it all?

This show's cocktail is the mint julep cocktail. This cocktail goes all the way back to the 1800's. The julep term means "medicine" and this drink was made to prevent illness and bring health back to par. The American mint julep used to contain camphor which was a medicinal ingredient that today is used for Vick's Vapor rub and even turpentine. Yeah I know...crazy!!!

The origin of the drink or who created it is vague but became the traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby in 1938. So, it's been around!! This unique drink is very simple in the recipe as it only contains: bourbon, simple syrup, mint and crushed ice. There are some specific traditions to this drink and how to drink it though. First, it is made with no fingerprints on the silver cup it is made in (fingerprints won't freeze and therefore will show up on the cup for the customer). Second, it is served with a napkin at the race to avoid you touching the cup but isn't that fancy.

We discuss the differences of whiskeys: bourbon, rye, Irish, Tennessee, and Scotch. These are put into specific types of barrels...listen to find out more!!! The heavens gets its share of the barrel as well in what is called "angel's share"....again listen to find out what that means!!

On "Did you Know?" segment: we discuss some cool facts about the Derby such as there are over 120,000 mint juleps made and drank on the race day. Also, its the longest sport event in USA history which is the called the “the most exciting two minutes in sports” uninterrupted.

There is also a $1000 mint julep cocktail sold on this day (wait a minute, did I say $1000...yes I did). This special cocktail is to raise money for the "Old Friends" Charity which helps old horses that can no longer race or breed. Why is it that much? Listen to find out!!!

On "Mailbag" segment: we are asked where do you get those specialty mugs/glassware for the cocktails. Mark and I give you the breakdown to where to find them and get great deals on them as well.

Here is where you can get the recipes to the show: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/
Here is the video on how to make a Mint Julep cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_J0MgIWIjM
Here is a video to break down the differences of whiskeys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUqZGOAgmk
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Hi Guys,

I hope everyone is being safe out there. We are so glad that we bring you some sunshine to your day and an oasis for all of us.

The drink on this show is the Rum Barrel (or known as Barrel O' Rum) cocktail. This drink started back in the 50's with Don the Beachcomber. But like every other tiki drink, it has others claiming its creation.

First one, in Port O` Call in Tucson Arizona in 1960's, invented by Dean Short who owned several Polynesian restaurants. Second, it was designed at the Mai Kai, Ft. Lauderdale FL. The Mai Kai hired a mysterious bartender by the name of Mariano Licudine in 1956. He also used to work for Don. I am swaying towards Don on this one myself but you be the judge. Every tiki bar in North America (probably the world) has their own version of this drink. Some tiki bars like Smuggler's Cove will keep the recipe a secret even to their own bartenders as Don used to do in the days.

We go through two recipes for you today: Don's and Steve Crane's. Who is Steve Crane? You have to listen to get the answer to that one. Both recipes are very extensive and have a lot of ingredients so this is not a simple throw together drink on a sunny afternoon. You will have to collect some ingredients up for this one and possibly make some from scratch. We have you covered either way with recipes and get that blender out as we blend this one.
It will take crushed ice for the recipe and so get out some of that weekly aggression out as you bang away at some ice. I personally do mine in the garage away from the girls as they talk about what is new in gossip but that is another story. For the recipes refer to our recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

On "Mark's adventures" segment: we cover a tiki bar close to home for us and the rest of Canada. The Shameful Tiki Room has served both Vancouver and Toronto for the past decade and is top on our list of places to go during the travel ban. This speakeasy tiki bar is hard to find so get that GPS working on your phone as you will need it. Mark goes over some of the cool cocktails and food with us. He also explains just how has this place dealt with COVID and make money in these troubled times. For more details to Mark's adventures, visit his website: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/

On" Did you know?" segment: we cover some cool facts about the movie "Cocktail" with Tom Cruise....and yes, I have seen it and "no" I don't do flair!! Some cool facts you didn't know about the casting and how it was suppose to be written as Tom was suppose to be an old man...yeah well you know what I mean!!!

We do a reading on "Cautionary Tales" of our winner's letter to us from Jo-Anne that gets the place blazing! Well bring your fire extinguisher for this one LOL. You too can be a winner of your story that lead you into some deep waters in the past and today will get you cash!!! Go to our subscribe page and on our weekly newsletter, we have our "Cautionary Tale" contest where the winner of the month will get their letter read on the show, posted in our next newsletter and $25 Visa Gift Card!!!

Links of the show:
YouTube video on Rum Barrel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbcHfehrJBk

The Shameful Tiki Room: https://shamefultikiroom.com/

Subscribe to our show or our newsletter (contest): https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/

Books we used to research the recipes including Smuggler's Cover: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

Stay tuned for our next episode where we talk about the Mint Julep classic cocktail and the Kentucky Derby!!!

Hey guys,

This is a special episode that has been on my desk for months to do and finally is here. With September 19th coming soon, we talk about "Talk Like A Pirate" day. We thought who better to be our expert than an expert pirate of the seas right now. We had to do this show via internet and yes, it is longer than our normal shows but trust me...well worth it!!!!

Rob Brunner is a Canadian Lieutenant Commander of the Navy. He is also an expert on pirates as he writes a column in a pirate magazine called the Ècho des Mers out of Quebec, Canada. He also is part of the 1000 island pirates society that does re-enactments of the times. He always wanted to be a pirate but joined the navy instead.

The drink we will be talking about today is called the Rum Runner cocktail which was based out of Florida at a bar called Holiday Isle Tiki Bar or today known as the Postcard Inn (speakeasy bar). The gentleman who created this cocktail is named John Ebert or “Tiki John” as he wanted to be referred to.
This drink has two types of rum, Chambord, Banana Liqueur, some juices and can be blended or built in the glass.
Check out our recipes on our recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

The story goes that after prohibition in USA that there was an issue with rum being a surplus in bars (yeah, no way)!! It seemed that if you wanted a bottle of whiskey as an example you had to buy a case of rum as well. This became an issue for this bar and Johnny got to it and created the drink.

He named it rum runner after the famous chaps that would transport rum from the Caribbean islands to the American coastline during prohibition. They were called rum runners and the most famous one and who started it all was William "Real" McCoy. No, I didn't make that up. He started with a shipyard and a motor boat service.
During Prohibition, he quickly found that bringing rum from the Caribbean islands to USA was profitable. In fact, he first journey made him a cool $15,000 (today equals $200,000). He soon would have a fleet of ships and realized as well the international waters coastline was the way to avoid the authorities. Curious about the fella, we listen in to our story of him..arrrr!!!

For "Did you know?" segment: Rob runs us through some cool past and present terms of the navy and even pirates, you see!! This whole episode is covered in cool facts of the sea and the times of piracy.

Some cool links for ya!!
Rob's Learning the ropes of knots video (must see!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=B4tn1porX-8&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR39eNuJCH2aemOCbnDZJGp7bQhfh4zg3QU6tSLNWsWdstnfUoL80Qgn5oU

The pirate magazine homepage: https://fliphtml5.com/homepage/gybp?fbclid=IwAR0gefXAyFIRE6yS3n93secHViMAOpG01u4ntHxVJyM5XVF4ChMRzvmL8FM

Rob's previous navy page on our website: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/navy-terminology/

Previous "Talk Like A Pirate" day episodes on our Episode page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/episodes/

YouTube video on William "Real" McCoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1aoDosrEus

SHOW CORRECTION: I feel bad...ops...Rum runners was not in the started in 40's and 50's but 30's...there you go I feel better now!!!

Hi folks,

We are back from our summer break and glad to be back. On this episode, we figured we would cover a nice refreshing summertime drink. The Cosmopolitan cocktail was created back in the 80's by a woman bartender named Cheryl Cook in NY. She was approached by Absolut to create a new cocktail using their new product of Absolut Citron vodka. She went off and created this drink which became an instant hit to the point that others claimed they made this drink years prior but never published it.

A cocktail legend and man responsible for bring cocktails back to the forefront and part of our culture is Dale Degroff. He supported Cheryl's claim to the drink and refreshed the recipe with real ingredients like simple syrup and lime juice plus cranberry juice not out of a soda gun.

The Grammy's in 1988 came to NY and Dale became the head bartender for the after party celebration. He was in charge of Madonna and her entourage. They insisted the only drink to be served and photographed with was the Cosmo. This hit the papers and over night Dale's phone was ring off the hook from around the world asking what is this drink. Absolut got wind of this fame and asked Dale to be an ambassador for them and represent them in UK for the Cosmopolitan. After he completed that and returned to USA, Ocean Spray soon followed with the same offer and Dale again was on the road around the world.
For the recipe: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

On "Did you Know?" segment, we talk about some cool facts about the show "Sex in the City" that also made the drink popular. Kim Cattrall was hired to do the Samantha role but was older than the other ladies...she did what she had to to keep up...great job!! Why was season 5 only 8 episodes? Listen to find out why. Sarah Jessica Parker got a whole wardrobe and shoes out of the deal.

On "Mailbag" segment, we talk about is it important to chill your glassware for cocktails...listen to find out!!!

Links:
Dale Degroff's Book (on our cool link page):https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

Flaming Orange Peel Garnish video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6WEdQjZiQ

Stay tuned for our next show: Talk like a Pirate and a live interview with Rob Brunner (Canadian Lieutenant Commander) who will give us some pirate lingo and cool facts that you got to tune in for...

Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter on our subscribe page for the latest up to date information and cool stuff like recipes, tiki bars and much more...
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Hi Guys,

I hope you are enjoying your summer with delicious cocktails and of course sunny beachy weather (well, we are not on a beach but you get the point)!

We figured for those hot summer days outside you can make some easy recipes you can make with things around your kitchen and some rum of course!!

We will be covering three cocktails and some cool facts about them today: Daiquiri, Moijto, and Caipirinha .

Daq: classic cocktail that through time we have seen evolve into other drinks. It is the bases of most tiki drink origins combining sugar, sour (lime) and rum. It history is not what you usually see or read on the internet. It wasn't created by a man named Jenning Cox in Cuba in 1902 but by the British Royal Navy and pirates (yes my favorite) back in 1600s. It started with rum rations on the ships daily plus lime juice to prevent scurvy. The rum was very potent and so you could add sugar (which you would receive for doing extra tasks onboard). It was also a fav with Ernest Hemingway the author whos statue is place at "La Floridita" bar where he enjoyed them.

Mojito: Another Cubian classic and not what you think when it comes to how did it start. It was Cubian tribesmen who gave this conjunction to British crew when they arrived on the island to help with illness such as scurvy. The original spirit was Aguardiente (which translates into "fire water"). The British brought their rum supplies and eventually the drink was made with that. It is nice combination of rum, sugar, lime juice, mint and club soda. There will be some muddling of the mint in this drink. You can either shake or build this drink but either way is amazing!! It was another Hemingway favorite that he wrote into a book. Yes, he loves his drinks.,..sometimes a little too much!!!

Caipirinha: This is a Brazilian national drink which is not as popular as the others but definitely refreshing drink for those hot days or when you have friends over and like a drink you can savor for awhile amongst company. This cocktail deals with rum's brother (Cachaca) which is from the sugar cane juice instead of sugar cane byproduct molasses. It tropical earthy tones are great for this simple drink. You will be do again some muddling and also scoring of your limes to make this drink. It can be shaken or build in the glass. This drink was also made with Aguardiente but as I found out through Paola (our Brazilian expert) that it can be made as well with Vodka or Sake.

On Mark's adventures: We will be discussing Seattle's Bar: The Diller. This bar is NOT a tiki bar!! Yeah, you are thinking why are we covering it if it's not a tiki bar. Well, on Mark's adventures and finding out where do other bartenders go this place came to be. The bartender there named Jason Wojslaw has a passion for tiki cocktails. He created his own menu and glassware for his very own "Tiki Tuesday" he does at The Diller. On Jason's adventures to The Beachcomber’s in Huntington Beach, he fell in love with the drinks and the culture of tiki. He has created his own menu plus some classics as well. Check out what else Mark thought about Jason and his drinks!!

On Mailbag: we cover the methods on muddling and some tips and tricks on how to muddle your fruit or herbs.

Well...enjoy these drinks and here are some links to everything we covered today in this episode:
Recipes: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/
Marks adventure page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/
Video on how to muddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCu1Tg21kc
Video on how to do rimming technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hstAw1LF6Y&has_verified=1
More information on the Diller Bar in Seattle: https://dillerroom.com/

NOTE: We will be taking a two week break til the next show for summer time break...yes, we all need some cocktail down time and so do you!! Enjoy those drinks and sign up for our newsletter to get the most up-to-date information on the show and cool stuff!!! Plus we have a contest were your pain in the past can be your gain today!!! Check it out!!

Hi Guys,

So this show will be different than our usual format as in there is no drinks (well we are having drinks) but no drink recipes or history of drinks today.

This is Tiki Trivia today!!! Have you been listening closely to the show and remember all those cool facts? Well, today we find out as we ask you and my co-host some questions that are all about what we have covered in the past year.

Don't panic to write the questions down or try to remember all the multiple options to each question as we have made you a trivia sheet on our website that you can follow along and see how well you do. We don't do all the trivia questions just like last year but we do some cool facts about the year.

We cover topics like pirates, Cinco de mayo, Blue Hawaii (Paola's favorite drink), Voodoo MacBeth, and others.

Here is the link to the trivia page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/tiki-trivia/
You will find all the answers at the bottom of the page under "2020" and yes, like the old days in the newspapers...the answers are upside down. No cheating!!!!

Mark comes along with Paola to figure just how much they know and remember from the show.

Stay tuned for the next episode of 3 and 4 ingredient cocktails for the hot summer day and you just want to whip up an quick and easy cocktail. Of course, as usual I'll be giving you some cool history and facts about each drink.

Stay Safe and so glad to be out and enjoying this summer as I'm sure you are as well!!!

Link to our website: www.tikicentralcanada.ca

Don't forget to sign-up for our newsletter which will be coming out this month!!! Link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/

Hey Guys,

Happy Canada Day or Independence Day (4th of July) for everyone. I know with these COVID times that the celebration is not its usual bang and big party BUT we thought we would help you with some cool drinks to use during your celebration. We made one sweet and one boozy (tart) for you to try.

There is the Red, White and Blue Colada which I found in my research and tweaked a bit since the original recipe was too sweet (Yes, even for Paola)!! Then we also have the Red and White Cosmo for us Canadians to try out. You can actually try both and see which one is your favorite. I can tell you right now the Red, White and Blue Colada is now one of Paola's top drinks for her.

The Colada is a blended drink with 3 stages (Red, White and Blue sections) that all get layered into a Hurricane glass. It will be topped with a maraschino cherry!!! Why a cherry? It's a USA inventions....yes!!!

The Cosmo is made with vodka, Cointreau, white cranberry juice and Chambord. What is Chambord?? Listen to find out!!!

We also dive into some "Who invented it?" section where we give your some inventions and you and my co-hosts must guess if its a Canadian or American invention....there are some tricky ones in there for you!!

Here are some links to a few items for this show:

History Channel show "History Erased":https://www.history.ca/shows/history-erased/
Layering drinks like the Cosmo on this show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL-2YLqLgPo
Page for the White and Red Cosmo: https://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/cocktails-2/white-cosmo-cocktail-recipe/

So enjoy your holiday time as we need a break from all this COVID situation and what better way to do that than tiki drinks.

Next episode will be tiki trivia...I hope you have been listening to the show as all the questions and answers are from the past year. Test out your skills and see!!!

Also, always check out our newsletter and subscribe to get the most up-to-date information on the show: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/subscribe/

Hey guys,

So this whole show is all about the Mai Tai because on June 30th, it's national Mai Tai day!! On another note, June 27th is national pineapple day (Paola's favorite)!

So who made this drink that set tiki into a nation wide craze? Well, there are several facts and stories to this delicious drink that we will tackle today.

We have Don the Beachcomber (the pioneer of tiki in North America) who claimed it and that he created this drink back in 1933. He did at times have this drink plus a Mai Tai Swizzle on his menus. Also, the QB Cooler which some say was the original Mai Tai but not let's get ahead of ourselves here.

Next, Trader Vic claimed him and one of his bartenders created this drink and served it to some Tahitian friends who were visiting his bar and they called it “Mai tai-roa aé" which means "the best" or "very good".

Don claims that Trader Vic stole the drink and renamed it Mai Tai. But we find that Don didn't have this drink on any menus til way later after Trader had it on his. Also, Don claims that it was published in a magazine showing his 1941 menu with the Mai Tai BUT it also showed a Fogcutter which is a Trader Vic drink and also all of Don's menus from 1941 to 1970 all had the 41 copyright on them. so who is to say!

Both sides have their arguments and we will give you all the facts and you can decide or listen and see what we think of this whole controversial debate.

We give your three recipes that are tied to this whole theory: Mai Tai (Trader Vic's 44 recipe which he published later in 1972 in his bartender's guide; QB Cooler (don's recipe which he claims that Trader stole and changed the name to Mai Tai); and Mai Tai Swizzle (Don's recipe from the 40s that people thought Trader might have tried to duplicate and came up with the Mai Tai instead).

You be the judge and try all three out and see which one you like the best and which two are similar in taste!!!

Mark our tiki expert helps explain all the theories and his view on the matter as well.

Recipes are on our recipe page to check out (including Falernum on episode #17): https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

Also for the book that covers all the recipes and their stories, check out Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's Remixed or Smuggler's Cove by Martin and Rebecca Cate at our cool link page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

On "Did you know?" segment: we cover some world wide Mai Tai celebrations or versions of this drink. First, we talk about Hawaiian Airlines (who collaborated with On the Rocks Premium Cocktails Corp. to create their own version for their airlines that is very unique. It starts of with a crazy blend of rums from around the world, toasted coconut, and sugar cane sugar instead of processed. Next, St Lucia in the Caribbean holds an annual Chairman's Reserve Mai Tai Competition where bartenders from around the world compete to make their own best Mai Tai. There you will see crazy glassware, garnish, recipes and presentations of Mai Tais.

Video link to the Trader Vic's Mai Tai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsBZQuNaxNI&t=48s

So check out our next episode, where we celebrate the Canada Day and 4th of July (Independence Day) with some cool refreshing drinks and some trivia of who invented what? Check it out!!

Don't forget our hashtag comp goes til July 1st....

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Hi Folks,

I hope everyone is doing well and we are glad that we get to bring you the show while you are stuck at home.

This episode's drink that we will be covering is called the Ancient Mariner which is a Jeff "Beachbum" Berry cocktail. This drink was created by accident as Jeff was reverse engineering one of Trader Vic's recipe "The Navy Grog". This cocktail was a result of trying to re-create the drink and I must say that I'm glad he did as it is delicious. The two items of Trader Vic's that gave Jeff a hard time to figure out was the rum mix and the navy grog mix. Trader Vic and Don the Beachcomber would mix different rums from around the world to make their own special blend to make drinks. We found through time that Don would use honey syrup in his Navy Grog and Vic would use Pimento Dram and simple syrup.

For the recipe to this drink, check out our website recipe page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

The reason for the name of the drink is not the Rime of the Ancient Mariner poem that most people would think but a play on words with Jeff as it took so long to make the drink and perfect it that they felt like ancient mariners.

This drink has a nice mix of blended rums, pimento spice, grapefruit juice and lime juice. For the summertime, it's very refreshing. Tip: wait a bit for the ice to melt to get a better result as we found of the flavors.

On "Mark's Adventures" segment: we will be talking about Jeff's place called Latitude 29 which is based in New Orleans. This unique bar is inside a classic hotel called the Bienville Hotel. This historical place was built in 1835 and named after Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the French founder of New Orleans, the Bienville House Hotel originally served as a manufacturing plant for Planters Rice Mill in the newly established state of Louisiana. It is modest in size with about 15 tables and 12 or so seats at the bar. It has an entrance from the street and one from the hotel, and one side over-looking a small indoor pool. Some of the drinks to mention are the Pontchatrain Pearl Diver, the Latitude 29, and Hell in the Pacific.

On "Did You Know" segment: we go into our research to find out about an ancient mariner story based on a book written by H.P. Lovecraft called The Call of Cthulhu. This book depicts a unmapped island which is placed in the Cthulhu Triangle (real location between New Zealand and South America). A sailor who makes it back to New Zealand lives to tell the tale of horror and tragedy where all of his crew members died. A horrifying creature describe as having a "cuttlefish head, dragon body, and scaly wings. To hear more about this tiki tale, listen to the show!!!

Here is a link to a YouTube video to make the drink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTYk1UQQZOk&t=228s

YouTube video of the Call of the Cthulhu explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HL-VCG4l-0

For more information on Latitude 29, go to Mark's Tiki page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/

So don't forget our #hashtag competition for the best garnished drink of the month!! For more details, check us out on any social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter).

Next episode to come is the Mai Tai....who made it and why??

Hey Folks,
I hope everyone is being safe and doing well! We will always have shows and information for you to educated and entertain you as well in these times. And oh...like our new look...logos and headers are new so don't get confused!!! Besides, I'm sure you wanted to see our smiley faces!!!

On today’s show, we will be talking about a legend Don the Beachcomber and his Cobra’s Fang cocktail. This was not as famous as the Zombie or the Three Dots and a Dash cocktails but it was on his 1941 menu and was priced for a $1 (today's world that is like $8-9). This unique tiki drink contains over-proofed rum, Falernum, Absinthe, bitters and even an ingredient called Fassionola. What is Absinthe? Listen to find out!!

Another recipe: The Sidewinder's Fang was The Lanai restaurant's version of a Cobra's Fang cooler. The video for the Sidewinder’s Fang and the garnish video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdE4UWG8vMM

Fassionola is a tiki ingredient that through time has lost its popularity for several reasons: 1) it was seasonal so it was only and still is available on certain times of the year; 2) costs as passion fruit juice and syrups were much cheaper and easier to find on the market to make the drink. Fassionola also was in the original Hurricane cocktail but through time passion fruit replaced it.

Here are the links to Fassionola recipe: https://www.thrillist.com/how-to/how-to-make-fassionola-the-lost-tiki-ingredient

Here is the link to make Falernum (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4upubVlZYk

The recipe from the book Hawai'i: Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine By Don the Beachcomber and also Tiki Drinks: Tropical Cocktails For The Modern Bar Hardcover written by Nicole Weston and Robert Sharp (this is a great starter book to tiki drinks as it shows a full photos of the drink, menu and even tips such as the cobra fang garnish). The book can be found on our cool links page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

We also discuss just what is over-proofed rum and how did it start? We give you a few samples of brands to look for and also keep as its value grows (Bacardi 151 uncracked).

On “Mailbag” segment: we are asked just where someone can find the secret or special ingredients needed to make tiki drinks. Online shopping currently is a great way to do so and we have several locations for you to find things:

Monins syrups: www.monin.com (this is for any kind of syrups suck as orgeat, cream of coconut, passion fruit,etc.)

Awesome Drinks Inc.: https://awesomedrinks.com/ (this is where you can get some nice bar tools, syrups, and mixes)

Cocktail Emporium: https://www.cocktailemporium.com/ This is a Canada site that supplies bar tools, glassware, syrups and mixes as well.

Jeff “Beachbum” Berry’s site: https://beachbumberry.com/ This is USA only and they have books, recipes and syrups like orgeat and falernum to order online.

Don’t forget our #Hashtag competition which ends on every last day of the month, winner will be selected on the 1st of each month to be the “Drink of the Month”.