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It's time to set sail on an island adventure, and you don't even have to leave the docks. Next weekend, Polynesian pop enthusiasts can break out their colorful mugs and Hawaiian shirts as Portland's annual tiki convention hits the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay in Vancouver. This year's party is titled Tiki Kon: Adventure Island .
"I'm most looking forward to seeing the Northwest's entire tiki community come together for a fun-filled weekend, where we can all geek out together on our obsession with Polynesian pop and tropical cocktails," hl7 pv1 says Greg Clapp, who has taken the reins this year as the event has revamped.
Some popular events of years past are back, including a VIP home-bar tour, and organizers also hope to widen their appeal to auto buffs and mid-century modern fans. New activities hl7 pv1 include the Mod-Rod Vintage Car Show and the Sputnik Housewares Low-Tide Luau. A gala party with surf rock and fire dancers, a vintage fashion show and an island marketplace round out the fun. (And a third of the profits go to the Autism Society of Oregon .)
The hl7 pv1 Iron Tikitender Competition returns as mixologists create a custom cocktail (and spectators taste and judge) at Trader Vic's in the Pearl District. Portland's other tiki temples -- Hale Pele and the Alibi -- are stops on the Sunday tour, along with several home bars built by local tiki enthusiasts.
"There's definitely a new scene that's growing from the ashes of the old, but it's been less rooted in pop culture and more of a grass-roots movement," Clapp says. "A lot of people in my generation hl7 pv1 were too young to enjoy the tiki-themed palaces from the '50s and '60s, so we re-create them in our basements and neighborhood bars."
If you want to get started early, Trader Vic's on Friday rolls out five new tiki drinks designed to beat the summer heat. The Cocktail Hour worked with Vic's to explore a handful of drinks that tell the tale of Vic and his contemporaries, starting with Don the Beachcomber's refreshing Missionary's Downfall, which features light rum blended hl7 pv1 with mint, lime juice, hl7 pv1 fresh pineapple, peach brandy and honey.
In hl7 pv1 the following weeks, Vic's will spotlight the Lady of Singapore (a coconut cooler invented in 1960 at Portland's now defunct Kon-Tiki restaurant), Cobra's Kiss (a twist on the Cobra's Fang from the venerable hl7 pv1 Mai-Kai Restaurant in Florida), Beachcomber's Gold (a honey- hl7 pv1 passion fruit blend said to be Marlene Dietrich's favorite) and the Molokai Mike (Vic's own two-colored showstopper).
For those who prefer the classic, Vic's mai tai will be featured at festivities at the Quay, along with a coffee grog from Black Rock Coffee and the Corn N' Oil (rum and falernum, a spiced island syrup) from Hale Pele.
Blair Reynolds, owner of Hale Pele in Northeast Portland, is also creating a mystery drink for the Sunday bar tour. But tiki revelers shouldn't miss his famous hl7 pv1 Zombie, featured in The Oregonian's annual Diner restaurant hl7 pv1 guide.
The Cocktail Hour has teamed up with Trader Vic's in the Pearl District to share five lesser-known tiki classics from Vic and his rivals in honor of this month's Tiki Kon. These aren't on the same tier of renown as the mai tai, scorpion or zombie, but they're perfect for beating the summer heat.
Vic's is kicking off its tiki salute with the Missionary's Downfall and will feature a new cocktail each week, though any can be ordered when you visit. Or you can try your hand at home mixology and whip them up with our recipes here, which we found in books and online then — in true tiki spirit — added our own small twists.
One of the best-monikered drinks in the tiki world, this mint-forward refresher came courtesy of Don the Beachcomber in the late 1930s — a cocktail that author and tiki guru Jeff "Beachbum" Berry ("Beachbum hl7 pv1 Berry Remixed") calls ahead of its time for its farm-to-glass philosophy.
Recipe: 1 1/2 oz. light rum 1/2 oz. peach brandy hl7 pv1 or liqueur 1/2 oz. lime juice 1 oz. rich honey mix (2 parts honey, 1 part water, shaken together) 2 oz. pineapple chunks (fresh preferred, but frozen works, too) 10 mint leaves
Historical footnote: In the book "Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber," the recipe offers the exotic specificity of Mazatlan limes and English mint, though any nationalities will work. When Donn Beach (aka Don the Beachcomber ... and no, we don't unders