Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki

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Even if I only had Hamilton Guyana 151, it’s easier to think “Lemon Hart 151” rather than “Black Blended Overproof. It substantially expands upon the Gargano system above, primarily by adding an age dimension as well as separating molasses/evaporated cane rums from fresh cane rums, e. g., “Jamaican”), the Smuggler’s Cove book becomes more accessible to the newcomer or a cocktail enthusiast without the space or funds to build up an extensive rum collection. Many craft Tiki bars and Tiki enthusiasts pride themselves on using custom recipes to make their own falernum (a sweet syrup of ginger, lime, cloves and other spices), rather than using one that’s commercially available.

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It’s entirely natural to want to list these excellent bottlers, but short of classifying each of their ever-growing list of expressions, they don’t fit cleanly into any one of the book’s categories.Even if you’ve read all of Jeff Berry’s books multiple times, don’t pass up Smuggler’s Cove, with its distinctly different style and spin. Steve Crane, the man behind the The Luau and the Kon Tiki chain of restaurants (the book refers to him as Tiki’s “Third Man,” behind Donn Beach and Trader Vic) was a Hollywood actor and was married to the famous actress Lana Turner. Smugglers Cove offers fun for all the family with our Summer Tubing Park, Crazy Golf, Corn Maze, Timber Maze, and the Golf Range! It’s thoroughly readable and provides a gentle introduction for the newcomer enthusiast while still dropping plenty of tidbits to keep the hardcore rum and Tiki zanies happy.

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e. English, Spanish, and French; or more crudely, white, gold, and dark) and makes quick work of dismissing them as confusing and useless. In that light, the only surprise is that Martin and Rebecca Cate’s new book, Smuggler’s Cove – Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki, took so long to appear on the cocktail book scene.These are all outstanding brands, and I have many expressions from each in my collection, but if you look through their releases you’ll find plenty of examples of column stilled rums. Rum Through the Ages” provides great, easily understandable background on what rum is made from, as well as historical context explaining the evolution of key styles of rum: The heavy, pot-stilled rums from former colonies of England, sugar cane juice-based Rhum Agricole from the French colonies (most notably, Martinique and Guadeloupe), and the lighter, column stilled “Spanish style” rums from islands like Cuba and Puerto Rico. Likewise, the rise of flavored rums has reinforced the common notion that rum is just cheap party booze not worthy of respect the way Scotch whisky, bourbon, and Cognac are. Following the main sections are paeans to two of the last remaining bars from the golden age: Tiki Ti (Los Angeles) and the Mai Kai (Fort Lauderdale). This categorization serves a useful purpose in some regards; it leaves relatively little open to interpretation.

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In addition to Smuggler’s Cove, Martin is also the co-owner of Hale Pele in Portland, OR, as well as a partner in Chicago’s Lost Lake and San Diego’s False Idol. Instead, they provide a well-written, “Reader’s Digest” version of the major players and critical events in the evolution of Tiki – think five pages on Donn Beach, rather than fifty. The final palette (“Golden Era”) further adds to the Tiki lexicon, introducing ingredients such as guava, mango, coconut cream, triple sec, Cognac, and cream.Of all the topics the book covers, I believe the section on categorizing rum and how it’s applied to the book’s recipes will generate the most discussion among the rum crowd. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

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This deep dive strikes a Wonk chord because it’s an even more in-depth categorization of Tiki ingredients than I did in my post: Minimalist Tiki: What You Truly Need to Make the Classics at Home. If you limited yourself to the ingredients from the first palette, you could probably approximate a Donn Beach recipe from the early days of Tiki. Expanding the major and minor categories, there are Pot Still Unaged, Pot Still Lightly Aged, Pot Still Long Aged categories, and so forth. Ours is served daily and you are sure to be impressed with our crispy roast potatoes and homemade Yorkshire puddings. The only topic I wish the book covered in more detail is the extensive, world famous rum collection at Smuggler’s Cove, which currently numbers around 1,200 distinct bottles.While the book’s take on Tiki’s distant past is a welcome addition to the existing literature, what’s particularly interesting to me is an account of the Tiki revival moment, which started circa the late 1990s and continues to this day.