Two Tiki Cocktails Every Summer Party Needs

Editor’s note: More than four years since our epic mixology class at drink.well, and the cozy local joint is still one of our favorite places in town. With a new summer tiki menu debuting next week, drink.well owner and master mixologist Jessica Sanders stopped by to share two crazy good cocktails that’ll take your next poolside luau to the next level. First up, the Pearl Diver… In 1934 a Texas native by the name of Ernest Gantt opened a restaurant in Hollywood, California, featuring Polynesian décor inspired by his recent travels throughout the South Pacific. His nom-de-tiki was Donn Beach, and his ‘Don the Beachcomber’ restaurants would forever change the landscape of American gastronomy. One of the most alluring tiki cocktails to emerge from Don the Beachcomber’s tropical wonderland was the ‘Pearl Diver’ — a drink known as much for its distinctive glassware as it is for is scrumptious taste. The saying ...read the rest of the story here

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