Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
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Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
<b>Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and owners of Smuggler’s Cove (the most acclaimed tiki bar of the modern era) take you on a colorful journey into the lore and legend of tiki: its birth as an escapist fantasy for Depression-era Americans; how exotic cocktails were invented, stolen, and re-invented; Hollywood starlets and scandals; and tiki’s modern-day revival, in this James Beard Award-winning cocktail book. <br /></b><br />Featuring more than 100 delicious recipes (original and historic), plus a groundbreaking new approach to understanding rum, <i>Smuggler’s Cove </i>is the magnum opus of the contemporary tiki renaissance. Whether you’re looking for a new favorite cocktail, tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, <i>Smuggler’s Cove </i>has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia. <br /><br />Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring—and often misunderstood—movements in American cultural history.