If you’ve flown on Southwest recently perhaps you’ve seen this fine Tiki article in the in-flight magazine:
…and they’ve done a decent job of a quick overview to modern Tiki culture:
AUTHENTICALLY FAKE. That contradictory phrase is the best way to describe a new breed of tiki bars, where the faux-Polynesian, sorta-Caribbean mash-up cocktails that were the height of sophistication in the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s are now lovingly and painstakingly being recreated. The last few years have seen a resurgence in tiki pour houses or, more precisely, the embrace and reinvention of the tiki genre by craft mixologists. In New York alone, three high-profile bars serving tropical drinks- Lani Kai, Painkiller, and the Hurricane Club-have opened in the last eight months.
Read more here: http://www.spiritmag.com/features/article/paradise_found/
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