Follow the Tiki Journey of Trader Jay as he builds an at home Tiki Bar, mixes existing and original exotic drink concessions and travels to other tiki-rific locales.
CATEGORIES
Visiting Tiki
Building Tiki
Mixing Tiki
Florida Rum Society Rum of the Month Interviews:
- November 2021: Meet Eric Kaye & Maura Gedid – Holmes Cay
- October 2021: Meet Jason Brand – Kō Hana Rum Distillery
- July 2021: Meet Dan DeHart – Grander Rum
- May 2021: Meet Don Benn – West Indies Distillery
- April 2021: Zan Kong – Worthy Park Estate Rum
- March 2021: Chris Funk – Chairman’s Reserve St. Lucia Rum
- February 2021: Johann Jobello – Transcontinental Rum Line
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- December 23, 2021: Favorite Five Rums of 2021
- August 19, 2020: Rumdemic from Privateer
- January 7, 2020: Tiki to the Stars
- October 28, 2019: The Pagan Went Down to Georgia
- October 7, 2019: Rum + Dinner = Perfection
- July 29, 2019: Islamorada Distilling Visit
- July 10, 2019: Trader Vic’s Atlanta
- June 24, 2019: Summer of Rum: Part 2
- June 7, 2019: Summer of Rum: Part 1
- April 22, 2019: Strong Water Tavern: A Rum Lovers Dream
- April 16, 2019: Rum Tasting: Bajan 1966
- March 26, 2019: Four Years of Trading
- October 3, 2018: Fully Escape to Laki Kane London
- September 29, 2018: The Oldest Trader Vic’s – London
- June 6, 2018: Historic Tiki in Hawaii
- March 13, 2018: Age Rum Myself… Why Not? UPDATED April 8, 2018
- March 2, 2018: The Three Dots ‘Ohana
- October 10, 2017: Chicago Tiki Tour Stop 1 (and 3): Three Dots and a Dash
- August 2, 2017: Becoming a Pretend Rum Connoisseur
- May 4, 2017: Tiki Mugs: More than a Drink Vessel
- April 20, 2017: Fresh Lime – A Must!
- February 18, 2017: Tiki Mothership: The Mai Kai
- January 20, 2017: Our House Cocktail: The Coco Nut
- December 12, 2016: Mele Tikimas
- November 16, 2016: A Mermaid Kiss
- October 18, 2016: Behind the Bar: The Black Pearl
- October 7, 2016: Hurricanes in a Hurricane
- September 22, 2016: Review: Latitude 29
- September 13, 2016: Behind the Bar: Mai Tai Roa Ae!
- September 9, 2016: E Komo Mai
Trader Jay Approved Tiki Bars:
- Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto – Lake Buena Vista, FL
- Smuggler’s Cove – San Francisco, CA
- Mai Kai – Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Review
- Tonga Room – San Francisco, CA
- Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar – Anaheim, CA
- Three Dots and a Dash – Chicago, IL — Review — Another Review
- Lost Lake – Chicago, IL
- Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 – New Orleans, LA — Review
- La Mariana Sailing Club – Honolulu, HA — Review
- Trader Vic’s London – London, England — Review
- Laki Kane – London, England — Review
- Trader Vic’s Atlanta – Atlanta, GA — Review
- S.O.S. Tiki Bar – Atlanta, GA — Review
- LONO Hollywood – Hollywood, CA — Review
- Tonga Hut – North Hollywood, CA — Review Coming Soon