"When that old demon rum slips past the lips, it still works its ancient, cheerful magic." - Donn Beach When thinking of holiday-inspired cocktails, my mind is instantly transported to the Tiki Bar. Created by Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, also known as Donn Beach, things kicked off in Los Angeles in 1933 when Mr Beach opened his one-of-a-kind bar, ‘Don the Beachcomber’. It was decorated with island trinkets, a sea of bamboo and old fishing nets, but what it really delivered, was a much needed tonic for the day-to-day hardship of the 1930s[...]
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