Although a complete history of Tiki cocktails could be a phone book size tome, the majority of Tiki cocktails were created and rose to prominence in the late 1920s through the early 1970s as part of the Tiki culture boom that spread across the USA. US servicemen returning from the South Pacific during World War II brought with them a taste for drinks made with exotic fruit juices and syrups.  It'... more.

I just found out this morning that today is National Margarita Day. Not sure who put this day on Ash Wednesday, the day after Fat Tuesday, which created all kinds of problems for some people (from religious to hangovers), but it is what it is, so here are some cool Margarita drink recipes taken from “100 Margaritas” by Johnny Tiki with John Taddeo, available as a free PDF download from Voodoo ... more.