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Smuggler's Cove

Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
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Smuggler's Cove by Rebecca Cate and Martin Cate is an enticing exploration of tiki cocktails, offering readers an in-depth guide to crafting classic and contemporary drinks for an authentic island experience. The book combines a detailed history of tiki culture with expert tips on techniques, ingredients, and presentation. It's perfect for anyone interested in creating a tropical atmosphere at home through vibrant, flavourful concoctions.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the world of exotic cocktails and learning about the rich history and art of tiki culture. With its vibrant stories and unique recipes, it offers a delightful journey for anyone interested in mixing up a tropical drink or diving deep into the lore of tiki bars.

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Smuggler's Cove

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From the perennially popular and critically adored San Francisco bar Smuggler's Cove, an illustrated history of tiki and rum culture in America, with 100 recipes for tiki and rum-based cocktails, including the Mai Tai, Fogcutter, Singapore Sling, and more.

Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and owners of Smuggler's Cove (the most acclaimed tiki bar of the modern era), take you on a colourful journey into the lore and legend of tikiβ€”its birth as an escapist fantasy for Depression-era Americans; how exotic cocktails were invented, stolen, and re-invented; Hollywood starlets and scandals; and tiki's modern-day revival, in this James Beard Award-winning cocktail book.

Featuring more than 100 delicious recipes (original and historic), plus a groundbreaking new approach to understanding rum, Smuggler's Cove is the magnum opus of the contemporary tiki renaissance. Whether you're looking for a new favourite cocktail, tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, Smuggler's Cove has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia.

Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favourite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluringβ€”and often misunderstoodβ€”movements in American cultural history.

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Smuggler's Cove by Martin and Rebecca Cate is celebrated for its comprehensive and engaging exploration of tiki culture and cocktails. Lauded with awards, the book features vibrant descriptions, a rich history of tiki, and over 100 meticulously crafted recipes. It adeptly blends scholarship with an irresistible allure, making it a definitive guide for enthusiasts of rum and Polynesian pop culture. The book is praised for its beautiful design and serves as both a cocktail manual and a cultural touchstone.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781607747321

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 June 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Ten Speed Press

Illustration: 100 PHOTOS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 1151g

Pages: 352

About the Author

MARTIN CATEis a rum and exotic cocktail expert and the owner of Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco. Smuggler's Cove opened in 2009 and has been named one of the World's 50 Best Bars (Drinks International, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015), 50 Best Bars on Earth (The Sunday Times, London), Top Ten Food and Beverage Concepts of the Last 25 Years (Cheers Magazine), 13 Most Influential Bars of the 21st Century (Liquor.com), and America's Best Bars (Playboy, 2012 and Esquire, 2013).Smuggler's Cove was also awarded Best American Cocktail Bar at the 2016 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards. A member of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG), Martin conducts educational seminars and adjudicates rum and cocktail competitions across the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. In 2015, along with partners Alex Smith and John Park, Martin opened Whitechapel in San Francisco to bring the same passion for history and craft to the world of gin. He is also the co-owner of Hale Pele in Portland and a partner in Lost Lake in Chicago and False Idol in San Diego. In 1999, REBECCA CATEinadvertently fueled Martin's madness by famously uttering words (which she thought were a joke) about making a spare bedroom a home tiki bar. Since then, however, she too has been swept up in the tiki fantasia, first as an enthusiast, then helping Martin open and run Smuggler's Cove, while juggling a full-time career as a research psychologist "on the side." Rebecca earned her PhD in personality and social psychology from The University of California at Berkeley in 2006, and has spent over a decade leading large-scale studies of behavioral health interventions as well as topics related to retirement and longevity. The opportunity to coauthor this book has allowed what had been just a weekend and vacation escape to turn into a full-time journey.

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