That’s partially because, although “tiki” takes some inspiration from the South Pacific, it was actually a made-up bar culture, invented in California immediately after the repeal of Prohibition. Pioneering tiki bar owners (and rivals), Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt (a.k.a. Sadly, there’s no Trader Vic’s in Toronto anymore in which to distract us from our problems. The solution, obviously, is to build a home tiki bar, which is surprisingly easy to outfit, thanks to new arrivals at the LCBO and cocktail supply shops such as the Crafty Bartender and BYOB Toronto. By the bookA lot of people think that tiki drinks are just an exercise in getting as much rum as humanly possible into a glass, then sprucing it up with fruit juice and a crazy garnish.

Source: thestar July 06, 2017 15:56 UTC