Explore the Exotic World of Tiki Cocktails with Martin Cate's 'Smugglers Cove' - A Guide to Rum and the Cult of Tiki

Amazon Customer: Good condition, etc.

United States on Jan 11, 2024

R. D. McCall: This is really a great book for rum lovers! My husband bought a copy for us and we re-ordered another for our son. We did realize that several pages were completely blank pages mid-book. I reached out to the author to let him know and couldn't have gotten a nicer response. Highly recommend!

United States on Dec 25, 2023

Gaby Hernandez: Bought this book for my husband and he has gone through it several times over. If you like Tiki drinks, this is your holy grail 👌🏻✨

United States on Dec 19, 2023

TimiTimi: Bon produit. Plusieurs recettes accompagnées d’une photo. Il y a aussi plusieurs recettes sans photos et beaucoup de textes à lire autres que des recettes (histoire et autres). Le livre est assez volumineux, lourd et malheureusement arrive mal protégé et non scellé ce qui a donné à mon livre un aspect d’usure et des égratignures de toutes sortes. Quand même satisfait de mon achat pour les excellentes recettes.

Canada on Dec 01, 2023

Peter: Das Non-Plus Ultra für jeden der Tiki-Cocktails liebt (und selber mixed).

Germany on Jul 29, 2023

Alessandro: Scritto davvero bene. Ottima la sezione sulla storia e i tipi di rum.

Italy on Jul 23, 2023

Cooking The BooksCooking The Books: There’s a lot packed into the pages of this book. In fact, it’s one of the most comprehensive texts on the subject of tiki / exotica history & culture. This book takes you through the origins, evolution and revival of this movement, while offering up over 100 cocktail recipes (both classic and modern). In particular, we were excited to explore those featuring rum. Although a spirit we were largely unfamiliar with, it is the center of attention here - with a considerable amount of ink devoted to its history, production, tasting notes and use in mixed drinks. Scattered throughout are retro-inspired illustrations and gorgeous photographs, making this a really enjoyable page-turner. Here are the cocktails we made:
• Suffering Bastard - Developed in Cairo during World War II, it’s one of the few cocktails we chose from the book that does not feature rum as the base spirit. Instead, London dry gin and brandy are shaken with lime juice, simple syrup and a couple of dashes of bitters before being strained not a glass with ginger beer. Garnish with some fresh mint and you have yourself a sophisticated summer sipper!
• Jungle Bird - This is the perfect hot weather drink....

United States on Aug 30, 2022

NT: Nyttig och väl skriven. Bra val för bartender

Sweden on Aug 11, 2022

david: Un libro muy bien hecho! Pasta dura mucha información valiosa!

Mexico on Feb 19, 2022

sdduuuude: So, I've always been a fan of the "zombie" drink, but it is pretty hard to find a good one. There is so much rum in it that if you get the ingredients or ratios wrong, it turns into an unpleasant shot of rum and bad flavors. So, I rarely order them.

Last October, I tried to make one, thinking a "zombie" would be a perfect drink for a Halloween party, and thinking it would be nice to learn how to make one so I didn't have to rely on the lame ones I have received in the past. A couple of attempts using internet recipes turned out very badly. Sigh.

Just wait - I'm getting to the book ...

In November, we got an invitation to a tiki bar in San Diego called "False Idol" and I decided to ordered their zombie. The angels sang. The pearly gates opened and I walked into heaven. Awesome.

So, in December, I was travelling in San Francisco and went to the Tonga Room there. It was very disappointing. Drinks were quite poor, which was a big surprise for such a long-established icon. As I was reading Yelp reviews on the Tonga Room, I saw mention of a place called Smuggles Cove in San Francisco that had won awards, voted best bar in America, one of the best in the...

United States on Jan 10, 2017