Tiki Central Canada

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! We are so glad all of our listeners are tuning into us and enjoy a little piece of paradise for an hour. We will always bring you shows during this time!

This show's drink is called the Captain's Grog which was created at Captain’s Inn, Long Beach, CA in 1962. This massive tiki bar has five dining rooms at its waterfront restaurant. It features three rums: a dark Jamaican rum,a light Puerto Rican rum, and a gold Puerto Rican rum. It features some cool ingredients such as Falernum, grapefruit juice, vanilla and almond extract, and even Canadian maple syrup! Yummy!!
Go to episode #17: Test Pilot for the Falernum recipe on this page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

We got these recipes from who else but Jeff "Beachbum" Berry and also it can be found in Smuggler's Cove. You can get those books at our cool link page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

We discuss the different types of shakers you can use. We go over the "pros" and "cons" of each and which one you should start of with.

On our "Book Review" segment: we talk about the book "And a Bottle of Rum" by Wayne Curtis. This is one of my most used books in my library and I refer to it frequently. It is a great resource book but also has some amazing stories in history of rum and some popular rum cocktails. It goes over the history of things like grog, the flip, and rum itself. Cocktail's stories are the Daiquiri, Mai Tai, Mojito, Planter's Punch and even Rum and Coke (who knew it had a story too).
This book is also in our cool link page as well.

Finally in the "Mailbag" segment: we get asked where does Craig get his information and just how does he verify its accuracy. Hmmm!!

Oh, and check out this hilarious Matthew McConaughey Shows How To Make A Face Mask video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueyrM4QSxsU

Well don't forget the CD contest which ends the end of May. And hey Paola mentions in this episode a brilliant plan...Hashtag Garnish!! Listen to find out more and check out our home page as well for more information: www.tikicentralcanada.ca

Coming soon: Tiki Trivia, Mark's adventures to Latitude 29, and Cobra's Fang!!!

Hi guys,

I want to start off that I hope everyone is doing well in these COVID-19 times and that we are doing everything we can to bring the show to you. We know that people need something to take them to their oasis in these times and we hope that we do just that.

This show was recorded through an internet software that we researched and worked for us at the time …future shows though will either be in the studio or a new improved software we found after.

On this show, we want to thank Rob Brunner who is a devoted listener of the show and a Navy officer in the Canadian forces who assisted us on the research of this show.

We will cover two cocktails using the British Navy Pusser’s rum (specifically Gunpowder) for the drinks. Both drinks can be found on the Pusser’s website: http://pussersrum.com

One of the drinks, we have covered in a past episode but we will modify it a bit and give you some cool alterations to create a tropical delicious drink. For the recipes to both drinks, visit our recipe page at: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

Here is a link for an orange wheel garnish if you are not sure how to do one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKRVeLvWmY

On “Mark’s Adventures” segment, we will be covering the famous and exceptionally large Mai Kai (Located in Ft. Lauderdale). Paola visited this bar recently and gives us an insight to the tiki bar. We talk about the food and drinks you would find there. History of the place goes back to the godfather of tiki, Don the Beachcomber!!! Don’t forget to check more information about the Mai Kai and Mark’s adventures on his page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/

On “Did You Know?”: We talk about navy terminology of the navy past and present. There is a page on our website specifically for the navy terms and some cool facts from Rob: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/navy-terminology/

Do not forget our contest for the rare collectible Tiki exotica CD that Mark provided to us for your listening pleasure during the summer…when we can get outside!!!

Stay Safe folks! Remember: we will be providing shows nonstop during this time for you, our devoted listeners!

Hey Guys,

This is part two of Tiki Jukebox TOP 10 list from Mark's and Craig's picks!

NOTE: IF YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO PART ONE, GO BACK AND GIVE IT A LISTEN!!!

Again, this list is just suggestions for some music to have for your parties or those times you are locked inside and just need your oasis, we all do!!

This wasn't an easy list to make as this could have easily been top 50 or even 100 but we tried our best to narrow it down for you.

Here is the link to our website page for this list and the album covers you will find to the songs. Also, on this page is the links to our Spotify lists to these songs as well. Link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/tiki-jukebox/

The list are broken (as we mentioned in the first part) into two groups: Mark's which is the exotic inside and escapism (oasis) AND Craig's is beach, palm tree party atmosphere.

While you listen to the show, you can either "Shazam" the songs to find them through your musical source or you can search them by artist, song title, album title. The reason that I am mention this was during my search of some songs I had to do this process to find the correct one.

Enjoy guys and pass it onto your friends who are also sitting at home wanting to get it outside!!!

Next episode after the the jukebox episodes is a special tribute to the Navy and some cool gunpowder drinks...yes, I said GUNPOWDER!! Explosive episode!!!

There will be a contest in April and May for a special rare tiki CD that Mark brought into me to give away...so keep your eyes open to that as well!!

Note: we will be bring you episodes non stop through this time of the COVID-19 times..so hang in there!!!

Hi Guys,

We are hoping everyone is okay and staying home to be safe from the COVID-19 virus. We have something special for you today to help raise your spirits. We have come up with our top 10 list each (Mark and Craig) for you to enjoy while we are stuck at home.

We thought of this months ago and finally was able to formulate lists (wasn't easy as we could have made this top 50 or 100).

Mark's list will be one type of tiki style which is exotic and mysterious. His music is based mostly on the 50's to the 90's.

Craig's list will be the other type of tiki which is the outside with palm trees, beach, and party sounds.

You will find both very entertaining!!

The show was so long that we had to split it into two parts and so this is part one of the show. Part two will be published next week with also some Spotify links to both our playlists. We will be continuously updating those lists with new songs, so check them out and refresh them when you can.

Here is our special page from our website to see part one's songs and album covers as well: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/?page_id=1262

While you listen to the show, you can either "Shazam" the songs to find them through your musical source or you can search them by artist, song title, album title. The reason that I am mention this was during my search of some songs I had to do this process to find the correct one.

Enjoy guys and pass it onto your friends who are also sitting at home wanting to get it outside!!!

Next episode after the the jukebox episodes is a special tribute to the Navy and some cool gunpowder drinks...yes, I said GUNPOWDER!! Explosive episode!!!

There will be a contest in April and May for a special rare tiki CD that Mark brought into me to give away...so keep your eyes open to that as well!!

Note: we will be bring you episodes non stop through this time of the COVID-19 times..so hang in there!!!

Hey Guys,

This is part 2 of the great adventure to Antigua. The episode was so long that we split it into two. So if you haven't listened to part one of this episode, please go back and give it a listen!!

On this episode, the drink we will be discussing is a Caribbean drink not just Antigua (we did enjoy many of these at the resort). The BBC (Banana, Baileys, Coconut) Cocktail. You guess it the main three ingredients are those. This is a blended drink and very tasty!! We do talk about the Margaritaville Blender on this recipe. To buy one on Amazon, here is the link: https://www.amazon.ca/Margaritaville-DM1946-000-033-Buffett-Anniversary-Concoction/dp/B01DIXJIBM/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Margaritaville&qid=1584907768&sr=8-5&th=1

I do go through some alternatives or additives as you may such as adding Amaretto, or Vanilla syrup, or even Cinnamon syrup. To check out the recipe go to: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/

We continue discuss more about my trip and cool facts about Antigua. The island location, size and population facts. Why are the roads in these Caribbean countries no narrow? Well listen to find out the answer! Transportation on the island comes in all forms and you be surprised just how simple the transportation is. I do recommend by the way to find a driver as you need to know how to drive on these roads (British style driving on the left instead of the right). What is the language: English!

We go over a tiki historical site of Nelson's Dockyard and Shirley Heights. Nelson ...where have we heard that before LOL.

On "Travel Tips" segment: Norma is back with more new tips for those times to travel!! When we get to travel!

We brought back "Mailbag" segment from year one as this email reflects this episode perfectly. Why do bartenders in the resort not measure? Listen to find out!!

To see all kinds of information and links to Antigua click this link: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/antigua/

Next episode: tiki Jukebox with Mark's and my top 10 hits for the tiki season to play at your parties...east coast vs west coast!!!!

Stay Safe!!!
Yes, we will be continuing our episodes as regular even with Covid-19 so you have an oasis to come to!

Hi Guys,

Just got back from my trip to Antigua and we have so much to cover on this amazing tropical island that we decided to break the one recording into two shows for you. This is part one. Thanks and shout out to the staff of the Starfish Jolly Beach Resort and Jermaine (our tour guide).

We will be talking about new cocktails that we had down on the island and there is a nice range of drinks (one sweet, one middle, and one boozy)!!

We first start off with the Purple Dragon (Thanks to Sharlene at the resort who gave us the recipe), second is a national drink in Antigua and we even found bottled in the liquor stores. We want to thank Johnny Tved on the Kon Tiki Floating bar to give us the recipe to this one...hi Johnny!! Yes, I did say floating as it is in the ocean and you can either swim there or a small boat will get you to and from the bar. The third drink will be featured in the next episode for you!

The island is about 100 km east of St. Kitts or 500 km east of Dominican Republic. It is about 108 square miles in size (11x14 miles) and has about 100, 000 people for its population. English is the main language on the island and get this...there are 365 beaches (one for every day of the year)!! I went to eight!!

We did visit and we briefly discuss the donkey sanctuary that we went to and yes, Norma adapted a donkey (Stevie, who is blind)! Plus also a floating tiki bar...did I mention that before and of course I got behind there and made up one of my cocktails for the owner. The highest point on the island is named after figure in USA history...listen to find out!!!

On "Travel Tips" segment: yes, i finally got Norma behind the microphone again and she went through some new ones for you when you travel to know plus a recap of previous ones if you haven't heard them before.

Here are some cool links for you:

Starfish Jolly Beach Resort: https://www.starfishresorts.com/resort/starfish-jolly-beach-resort

Kon Tiki bar Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KONTIKIANTIGUA/

Starfish Guest's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164569750843443/members/

Jermaine Knight (tour guide extraordinaire): https://www.facebook.com/karol.browne?fref=gs&dti=164569750843443&hc_location=group_dialog
{tell him Craig from Tiki Central Canada sent you and he will take care of you!!!}

Donkey Sanctuary: https://www.facebook.com/Antiguas-Donkey-Sanctuary-222536801135071/

Our Antigua page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/antigua/

Hey guys,

We want to start off by congratulations to Heather Sibley for winning our monthly contest!! Stay tuned for more of those to come!!

This show, we are continuing with our discussion about the 18th amendment which was Prohibition (1920-1933).

The cocktail we are talking today about is the Bee Knees cocktail which was created during this time. The sweetener (honey) was added to mask the bathtub or poor quality gin that was available at the time due to limited supplies. It was created by Frank Meier, the head bartender at the Ritz Bar in Paris. Get this, Frank lead a separate life as a spy...interesting! Want to know more then listen in. By the way Bees Knees in jazz lingo leans “great” or “excellent” or “the best”.

Do bees have knees? hmm ...find out!!

Recipe: 2 oz Gin, 1 oz Lemon Juice, 1 oz Honey Syrup. Shake with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with Orange Twist.

On "Mark's adventures" segment: Mark talks about Death or Glory tiki bar today. From the ashes of the Kreepy Tiki Bar & Lounge comes Death or Glory? It is located about 45 minutes north of Ft. Lauderdale in Delray Beach, Death or Glory is the partnership of Isaac Grillo, one time named Ultimate Miami Bartender and owner, along with his wife April DeVona. Do you want to know more...listen in!!!

On "Did you know?" segment: We will discuss the things that came out of prohibition that was good like soda shops and fast cars!! We tell our own stories about sneaking booze into places they didn't belong!!! Yes, to be young and foolish!! We also go over some typical slang terms used back in this era as well. You see!!!

YouTube video to make the Bee Knees cocktail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-45t-SaJKE0&t=75s

The next episode to look out for is my adventures to Antigua and some very cool tropical drinks!!!

Hey guys,

We are doing today a Don the Beachcomber classic tiki cocktail called Shark's Tooth. It was on his original menus and competed against the famous "Zombie" drink in ever location Don had but never got the same recognition as the Zombie.

We have a new newsletter out for February with new recipes from past shows, new tiki bar for Mark's Adventures to discuss, new tiki dates for your calendar and a Tiki cocktail book that every home bar should have in Tiki Books review. Plus more!!!!

So the Shark's teeth in the Polynesian region is very spiritual and practical as tools are made with them. Check out other reasons why the drink got its name. It will keep you all wrapped up!!

Recipe: 1 oz Barbados Rum, 1 oz Jamaican rum (now if you purchase Plantation rum you can use this single rum for both as it was produced by both counties), 0.5 oz lime juice, 0.5 pineapple juice, 0.5 simple syrup, 1 tsp of Maraschino Cherry syrup (sweet version) OR 1 tsp of Maraschino Liqueur (strong like Mark likes it), 3 oz crushed ice (yes, I finally got to use my new ice crusher for this...noisy but worth it). You can either blend this or shaken and double strained into a double old-fashioned rocks glass with fresh crushed ice. Garnish with Cherry and a pineapple leaves (yes, I had no cherries when I took the website shot so I used a piece of pineapple...be creative on your garnish).

You will find this in two of Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's books which are "Sippin Safari" and "Remixed" which you can find on our cool link page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/cool-links/

So some cool facts about sharks such as surfers wear shark's teeth for good luck and believe it prevents shark attacks but there is not scientific facts to back this up. It's more of superstition!!! Also, 1950s a man was attacked in Hawaii by 3 tiger sharks only to have his body parts found inside a shark 3 days later.

On "Did you know?" segment: we talk about cool facts about the movie "Jaws" such as the mechanic shark was called "Bruce" or "Great White Turd" by the crew...listen to find out why!!! Robert Shaw who played Quint was quite the character and the production crew got more than they bargained for by him...found out why!!!!

Some cool links to YouTube videos of facts about Jaws:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sOuBa_p3MM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-kDfBjy1oU

The YouTube Link on how to make this drink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Alo-H-Np4

Hey Guys,

Happy New Year and we are back now from vacation!!
We just had the 100th anniversary of the 18th amendment of the United States Constitution (Prohibition) which was on January 17th, 1920.

Our contest will be ending on January 31st with the winner being announced in February on our social media. Check it out at www.tikicentralcanada.ca

So the drink we will talk about on this show is called Mary Pickford from back in the time. It was created for our Canadian actress and producer Mary Pickford who worked in USA. She was also one of the founder of the Pickford-Fairbanks studio with Charlie Chaplin (which turned into United Artists Studios). It was later bought out by MGM studios.
Here is a YouTube link to UA studios history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMUwEJgX81k. She was also one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science which presents the Oscar Awards out every year.

So the drink was created in Cuba for her by Eddie Woelke or Fred Kaufmann at the National Hotel of Cuba.

Recipe: 1.5 oz white rum (we used Cuban rum for this), 1.5 oz pineapple juice, 1 tsp. grenadine, 6 drops of Maraschino liqueur (you can use cherry juice instead if you want it sweeter and less boozy).

Shake in your shaker and then double strained into a coupe glass. What is double strained? Well listen to find out!!

On "Mark's adventures" segment: we will talk about Esotico which is a 30 minute walk from downtown Miami, Florida. Mark's favorite drink was the Tangaroa’s Butt which consists of Mezcal, Wray & Nephew Overproof and Mount Gay Black Barrel rum. Yes, the drink has a special glassware for it...don't ask!! We talk about a special food item there that will definitely have your arms up in the sea about. A pineapple class that has some interesting details to it as well.

On "Did you Know?" segment: we will give you a few facts about Prohibition and how it started from two major groups: ASL and the WCTU who used their power to get the 18th amendment in place. Canada did have a short period of time of Prohibition but then we realized we could sell our whiskey to USA.

If you want to know more cocktails that came out of this time, check out this link: https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/definitive-guide-to-iconic-prohibition-era-cocktails

This is part one of a two part series on Prohibition (part two will be next month). Stay tune with the next episode with Paola back at the studio and we talk about a tiki classic Shark's Tooth.

Hey guys,

Well this is end of our year #2 doing this and hey what a year it has been?

From Cam trying to get the perfect photo, to Dan and Mike helping us with the show, to new Co-host Paola, to Mark with "Tiki Adventures", to Norma doing "Travel Tips", to Cam returning with the Brady's.

We have packed a lot in this year with newsletters, "Made with Love" competition, Disney expert Justin on tiki and Disney, Talk like a Pirate, and so much more...

We figured we get together and talk about this year in a nutshell.

So enjoy!!!