Zen Tiki Lounge

Conversations about mixology, creative cocktails, tiki and mid century culture with four inebriated hosts.

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400 Podcast Celebration At The Reef Palm Springs @ Caliente Tropics

Aloooooooooooooooooooooha and Welcome to our much anticipated 400th podcast celebration recorded LIVE at The Reef Palm Springs @Caliente Tropics Palm Springs. Rory Snyder was gracious enough to allow us to host our very special celebration in his libation sanctuary The Reef. Fans, listeners and bar patrons joined us on a spicy hot Saturday to enjoy our top rated cocktail recipes along with meeting all four hosts of the ZTL podcast and a rousing game of “Whats In Kalani’s Bra?” The pictures below...

Oct 06, 2018

399.99 Podcast Secrets For Zen Tiki Fans And Vicki The Neighbor

We made it! This is our last podcast before #400. Listen to this episode for details on our podcast celebration on 9/29/18 in Palm Springs @The Reef bar inside the historic Caliente Tropics hotel. Everyone is welcome to join us between 11am-3pm. The bar will be serving three of our most popular ZTL drinks voted on by our very fans. Try Scurvy Killer, Tahitian Exotique or Jeannie’s Fire. Or, enjoy one of the many other tiki drinks @The Reef. Great bar food including burgers, sandwiches, salads an...

Sep 22, 2018

399.898 Hopping Mai Tais On The Las Vegas Strip

T-Shirt giveaway! Listen to this episode quick to find out how you can get the shirt pictured below from Tiki Bar T-shirt Club. Only the first two who complete the challenge will get a shirt, listen carefully as you must get the challenge right. just back from Las Vegas, Sunshine shares his experience of ordering mai tais from 6 different sin city casino bars just to see what would happen. Some bars were certainly better than others and those you may think would serve the better drink didn't nec...

Aug 19, 2018

399.57 Blended Drinks With Beachbum Berry, Golden Girls Mad Libs And Circa Caliente

Aloha and Welcome to the Zen Tiki Lounge. Join Sunshine and Pumpkin on this episode of the podcast. By request we are sipping a blended drink called the Headhunter. You can find the recipe in the Total Tiki app as pictured below and created by Beachbum Berry. When we aren't creating our own drink recipes we rely on experts like the bum who has carefully researched hundreds of vintage tiki recipes from the 30's to today. With blendy drink in hand Pumpkin was ready to play Golden Girls Mad Libs an...

Aug 05, 2018

399.49 If The Blob Attacks, Order A Cape Cod Or Else!

Sunshine and Starshine are happy to cozy up in the Zen Tiki Lounge and enjoy our newest cocktail creation. Sunshine has crafted Tansuma , a bright citrus drink that is perfect to sip slowly in order to really enjoy the many flavors. Tansuma is a good example of know your audience when it comes to the drinks you serve. Pumpkin and Kalani do not appreciate stiffer libations like Starshine does. The Stroh used in this recipe gives a very distinct flavor that is reminiscent of rum raisin ice cream. ...

Jul 22, 2018

399.487 In The Pool Drunk With Susan Nelson And Bourbon

We like to please our listeners. A few requests rolled in recently to have another co host join us on the podcast. Someone from the tiki community who is also fun behind the microphone. Susan Nelson stepped up to the invite and joined Sunshine in the Zen Tiki Lounge for a fun hour of drinking and conversation. Susan is one of the few people besides Rory Snyder who has been to all 10 Tiki Caliente events, plus many many more around Southern California over the past 14 years. If you see Susan at a...

Jul 08, 2018

399.33 We Stumbled Into Last Rites, Then Fell In A Sand Trap And Ended Up At A Pearl Party

This episode of ZTL is very special. Pumpkin has blessed us with her "witty" form of conversation which is usually enjoyed in small doses such as this one hour podcast. The show begins with a perfectly appropriate summer libation, the Sand Trap . Although we tend to shy away from blended concoctions in the Zen Tiki Lounge, Sunshine has a version of a Piña colada that you may just find a bit more refreshing and balanced than the usual cruise ship and party bar offerings. Click the link and blend ...

Jul 02, 2018

399.3 From Tiki Caliente To Damons And Points In Between

Place Holder: full blog notes in progress...please listen and enjoy for now. Below: Sunshine Tiki takes you on a quick preview of room party hosted by Zen Tiki Lounge at Tiki Caliente 10 in Palm Springs, May 2018 Those of us who attend weekend long tiki parties often have a hard time explaining to others what we did for 3-5 days. The best way is to show you. Below you see lots of fantastic cocktails from all those who hosted on the crawl this year at Tiki Caliente 10. Room themes were outstandin...

Jun 22, 2018

399 Smoke Your Rum Before Its Stolen

Full podcast recap coming soon, for now listen to the show. Just hit play above or subscribe via iTunes , Overcast FM or the RSS feed of your choice. WE LOVE TIKI BAR T SHIRT CLUB . COMFY COTTON T'S FOR MEN AND WOMEN THAT ALWAYS FIT RIGHT. A NEW TIKI BAR DESIGN EACH AND EVERY MONTH. SUBSCRIBE AND GET THEM ALL DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR MAILBOX OR BUY JUST THE ONE YOU WANT. WE WOULDN'T WEAR THEM IF WE DIDN'T LOVE THEM....

May 13, 2018

398 The Reef Palm Springs Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary With Rory Snyder

At the top of this episode Sunshine Tiki begins sipping one of his favorite cocktails, the Tahitian Exotique (Below) and listening great exotica from Arthur Lyman. The drink and music are a quick way to set the mood and imagine you are in your very own dimly lit tiki bar. On this episode is an interview Rory Snyder from the Reef Palm Springs during the 1 year anniversary, listener mail, the spinning vinyl of Arthur Lyman: Aloha Amigo and select other exotica. From Left: Andy Tolley, Kalani Tiki,...

Apr 21, 2018

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