The Tikinauts: Two Cherries In

Like any other workplace, Omni has a few subcultures — knitters, rock climbers, dog fanciers — but none of them involve quite as much rum, kitsch, and straight-up chillin’ as Tiki.

Mark Boszko, Aaron Cherof, and Evan McNulty — roughly half of Omni Team Tiki — talk about their zest for fruity drinks and for the whole surrounding show. We talk about the décor from a lost world that never existed anyway. We talk about the fancy and sometimes secret ingredients. And the vibe. And the volcanos.

You can find Mark’s Tiki bar on the web at Kilauea.co, and on Twitter and Instagram @KilaueaCove. You can find Evan on Twitter @theevanshow. You can find Aaron on Twitter @cherof, and you can find his music at cherof.com, cherof.bandcamp.com, Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

• Rumba
• Latchkey Kid
• About Tiki
• The Tropics in Beverly Hills, CA (a “bamboo bar”)
• Don the Beachcomber
• Trader Vic's
• Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
• Dole Whip
• Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
• Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar
• Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto
• Smuggler's Cove
• Hale Pele
• Tiki Kon
• Volcano Bowl
• Jeff “Beachbum” Berry
• Devil's Reef
• North Shore Lagoon at McMenamins Arderson School
• Tacoma Cabana
• Navy Strength
• Rob Roy
• Karaage
• The Saturn
• Falernum
• Orgeat
• Shark Bite
• Mai-Kai
• Kilauea
• Black Magic
• Kahlúa
• Kōloa Kauaʻi Coffee
• Kona coffee
• Three Dots and a Dash
• Morse code
• World War II
• Martinique rums
• Demerara rum
• Pimento liqueur
• Dr. Funk
• Grenadine
• Pernod
• Absinthe
• Anise
• Mai Tai
• Il Fornaio
• Raspberry Pi
• Fez-o-rama
• Scorpion Bowl
• Kahiko Punch
• Cesar’s Rum Punch
• Hawaiian Punch
• Hammering Man
• Diller Room and Justin Wojslaw
• How to Make Flaming Drinks