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The Slow Burn Lounge

Rum, ritual and reverb. Wander the history, the glassware, the playlists and today's specials — no membership required. The full recipe book is for approved members.

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Mai Tai

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The quintessential tiki drink. Bright, nutty, and dangerously smooth.

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Old Fashioned

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The original cocktail: whiskey, sugar, bitters and a twist. Spirit-forward and timeless.

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From the archive

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Dim vintage Polynesian bar interior with glowing pufferfish lamps
1933–1950s•5 min read

Don the Beachcomber and the Birth of Tiki

Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt opened a tiny Hollywood bar in 1933 and quietly wrote the rulebook every tiki bar still follows.

Mai Tai cocktail with mint and lime shell garnish
1944–present•4 min read

Trader Vic and the Mai Tai Question

Victor Bergeron claimed he invented the Mai Tai in 1944. Donn Beach said otherwise. The truth shaped the drink you make at home.

Flaming tiki cocktail in a glass mug
1970s–today•4 min read

The Fall and Revival of Tiki

Tiki collapsed in the 1970s and came back forty years later, rebuilt from old menus, notebooks, and stubborn detective work.

The room, after dark

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Mai Tai with mint sprigMai Tai, mint planted at the strawFlaming tiki cocktailLime shell fire, cinnamon in the flameCarved tiki mugs on a barThe mug shelfShared scorpion bowl cocktailScorpion bowl, long straws, no rulesRum bottles and house-made syrupsHouse orgeat and falernum, batch dayTiki bar interior at nightThe room, after dark

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Substitution Finder

No orgeat? 12 swaps with ratios and flavor notes.

Glassware & Garnish

7 vessels, the right ice and what goes on top.

Music & Playlists

Exotica, surf and lounge to set the room.

Tiki History

Don the Beachcomber, Trader Vic and the revival.

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The Slow Burn

Our tiki & cigar lounge. Aged rum, a good cigar and exotica turned low — the place to slow down after the last round of Zombies.