The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Cocktails: A Spirited Journey Through Suburbias [Hardcover]

Come and explore suburbia’s hidden tiki temples with Kelly and Tom. Sample over 150 of their original tropical cocktails!

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.

Sven Kirsten—the authority behindThe Book of Tiki—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 asGuitar HeroandCall of Duty—and select featured art by Doug Horne, who is a true lowbrow Leonardo familiar to the tiki scene.

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!

"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,The Book of Tiki

"Co-authors 'Trader' Tom Morgan and Kelly 'Hiphipahula' Reilly are Southern California tilãg