Tiki Night

 

Kahlua Pork

Polynesian-style Chicken meatballs

Steamed rice

Hawaiian macaroni salad

 

This cocktail is the simplest and most elegant of all Cuban cocktails. Combining 2 ounces of lightly aged rum with fresh lime juice, demerara syrup, shaken with ice, strained and served straight up, it allows the imbiber to experiment with different rums to find the perfect blend. We’ll be using Appleton Estate Signature Blend from Jamaica. This cocktail can be enjoyed for $8.00.

The ’Nati Grog
We have the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club to thank for inspiring the Bellingham Yacht Club’s new signature cocktail, the ‘Nati Grog. Our own Kit McQueen suggested the idea that we should follow in the footsteps of other yacht clubs and offer a cocktail available year ‘round that is uniquely our own. After extended research and tasting (*hic*) by the Bar & Lounge Committee, this recipe was the clear winner. Evocative of swaying palms, sun-warmed sand and lapping blue surf, the ‘Nati Grog balances sweet with sour and spice while packing a bit of a punch. Available on Tiki Night (and all other nights) for only $9.

 

The Mai Tai
The year was 1944 when Trader Vic created the most iconic, most bastardized, and most misunderstood Tiki cocktail: The Mai Tai. Meaning “out of this world; the best!” in the Tahitian language, the Mai Tai is a tropical balance of Jamaican rums, flavors of orange, lime, almond, and mint, delivering a taste sensation that is the mainstay of the Tiki lounge. Due to the closely guarded Trader Vic recipe, however, other bars were forced to guess and modify the ingredient list, often grabbing whatever rum and fruit juice came to hand, adding a float of dark rum, sticking an umbrella in it, and calling it good. This sweet, syrupy, inconsistent abomination is what most of us associate with a Mai Tai, but the original recipe is anything but! Several hours of selfless research in Tiki bars around the world have gone into the re-creation of the Trader Vic’s Mai Tai: 2 oz of blended Jamaican rums, Pierre Ferrand Dry Orange Curacao, orgeat syrup, a touch of demerara syrup, fresh lime juice and garnished with sprig of fresh mint, the Mai Tai can be enjoyed on Tiki Night for only $9

 

Skidmark’s Folly
An off-the-cuff sensation mixologist extraordinaire Dan Wooldridge (also known as Skidmark to his Pirate Brethren), created Skidmark’s Folly when a fellow BYC Pirate was feeling “rummy”. The Folly is a delicious blend of Jamaican and Venezuelan rum, lime, and orange. Potent yet refreshing, enough of them might lead you into a folly of your own. Only $9 on Tiki Night!

 

The Jet Pilot
The middle of the 20th century was an exciting time in the history of modern aviation. Known as the Jet Age, this new engine technology would replace the piston-powered aircraft of WWII with the motto “Higher, Faster, Farther”, unlocking world travel as we know it today. With the growth of aviation and the beginning of the jet age, tiki bars happily jumped on the band wagon with the Jet Pilot to celebrate their daring feats. This 1950s version will fuel your tanks with citrus, spices, nerves of steel, and a blend of rums. This cocktail has enough alcohol in it to be used as jet fuel in its own right. Yours for only $10 on Tiki Night.

The Zombie
The granddaddy of all Tiki cocktails and so named due to the state one finds themselves after consuming a few. The cocktail that kick-started the whole Tiki craze back in 1934, the Zombie put Donn the Beachcomber on the map. The recipe was a closely guarded secret that was partially in code to prevent his employees from divulging the ingredients to other bars. Often imitated, never duplicated, it was almost lost to antiquity before Jeff “Beachbum” Berry embarked on a decade-long mission to decipher the code and bring the original Zombie recipe back into the mainstream. This cocktail combines three and a half ounces of various rums, falernum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, several spices and elixirs, and garnished with fresh mint, the Zombie delivers an exotic taste with a potent punch. We are proud to bring it to you in its original 1934 form for only $10 on Tiki Night. Limit 2 per customer.