don the beachcomber

MariePalooza: A Tiki Band Aid

May 24, 2010

You may or may not know Marie King. Marie is the bar manager at Don The Beachcomber in Huntington Beach, California. DTB is, of course, the former bastion of the Tiki movement that one Donn Beach once held court in as he introduced the world to drinks like the Zombie (and the 34 other varieties [...]

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Jeff “Beachbum” Berry Gets Remixed

March 1, 2010

“I think Jeff personally revived the tiki cocktail, at first single-handedly and then with a growing pack of acolytes behind him.”

- Wayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum

I’ve mentioned Jeff Berry numerous times here on RumDood.com. It’s hard not to. Actually, let me rephrase that: it’s impossible not to.

Jeff “Beachbum” Berry may be the closest person we have to a living Tiki God today

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Zombie Punch

October 29, 2009

Don The Beachcomber has been mentioned here from time to time, but it’s rare that any of his drinks actually get covered. Is it because I dislike Tiki? Because I’m a Trader Vicist – a Bergeronista, if you will? Is it because I don’t like his “mai tai” recipe?

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