The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Cocktails - by Tom Morgan & Kelly Reilly (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Come and explore suburbia's hidden tiki temples with Kelly and Tom. Sample over 150 of their original tropical cocktails! <p/> These drinks chronicle their time spent bartending at home tiki bars during the rise of the craft cocktail revolution, among them Kirby's Rumpus Room, which hosted weekly parties for many years. Included are riffs on tropical classics and original concoctions crowd-tested at home bars across the U.S. You'll also find recipes for home-made syrups, including ancho chilli, lemongrass, sesame, hibiscus, and more. <p/> Sven Kirsten--the authority behind <i>The Book of Tiki</i>--provides the Foreword. The book features full-page cocktail photos and glamour shots of some of the coolest home tiki bars around. Additionally, you'll find lavish illustrations by Tiki Tony, chapter heading illustrations by Jake Geiger--a tiki aficionado and game designer for such hits as<i> Guitar Hero </i>and <i>Call of Duty</i>--and select featured art by Doug Horne, who is a true lowbrow Leonardo familiar to the tiki scene. <p/> This guide is proof that you don't have to go very far to sample the best tropical drinks in town. Belly up to your basement Bali Hai or backyard Bora-Bora and mix yourself a tropical vacation!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A unique cocktail book full of fabulous pictures of home tiki bars, great artwork, recipes, and information." --<i>5 Minutes of Rum</i><br><br>"Co-authors 'Trader' Tom Morgan and Kelly 'Hiphipahula' Reilly are Southern California tiki enthusiasts on a mission to prove that the best exotic drinks in town can be made at home." --The Rum Reader<br><br>"I gave up writing the review and stuck to drinking the cocktails I made." --<i>Wolfbait</i><br><br>"Kelly 'Hiphipahula' Reilly and 'Trader' Tom Morgan are at the forefront of the social science of the home bar." --<i>Actual Size</i><br><br>"The book's fantastic. Read it cover to cover." --<i>Vinyl Rewind</i><br><br>"The most ambitious and anticipated Tiki cocktail book in years is being unleashed to a thirsty and ever-growing home bar community." --<i>The Atomic Grog</i><br><br>"This collection of recipes is the result of the spirit of Tiki tradition and innovation combined. A testament to the creative force of a unique concept of escapism that has lived on through the dedication and passion of those who regularly worship at suburbia's hidden tiki temples. Experience this spirit in any one of the many cocktails presented in this book, giving you the pleasure to hold and taste the multi-layered world of Tiki in a glass--or favourite Tiki mug of your choice." --Sven Kirsten, author, <i>The Book of Tiki</i><br><br>"This fabulous book provides you with the confidence, inspiration and expertise to have your own Tiki-Tastic night at home." --<i>On The Shelf Books</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Tom Morgan</b> teaches film, screenwriting, and public speaking. He lives in the West Hills of Southern California's San Fernando Valley, in the US.</p><p><b>Kelly Reilly</b> is a US mixologist and bartender. At the famous Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, she was instrumental in revamping their cocktail menu and helping to organize their Loyal Order of the Drooling Bastard programme. She lives in Los Angeles.</p><p><b>Foreword by Sven A. Kirsten</b> <br> Sven A. Kirsten is the author of the <i>Book of Tiki</i>, which is widely acknowledged as the bible of the style, and <i>Tiki Modern</i>, which further explores Tiki style's relation to mid-century modernism. His most recent work, <i>Tiki Pop</i>, represents the complete chronicles of America's obsession with Polynesia.</p>
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