Sunshine Tiki Podcasts

Sunshine uncovered a dozen or so audio clips in his iPhone. Put then together while drinking a Mai Tai and this episode is what you get. Hope you enjoy.By Sunshine Tiki

LIVE from Tiki Caliente 13. Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani powered through the four day weekend enjoying every moment. On day 1 we interviewed Rory Snyder the event host during the grand opening of his new bar Le Fern. Also interviewed is Bryan Azorsky of Tiki Bar T-Shirt Club. Its a loud interview with plenty of folks partying in the background. E…

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Neighbor Nichole joins us in the Zen Tiki Lounge for her third visit. Since she liked one of our previous cocktails so much we are again pouring Moog Over Rita. This take on a Rita is both sweet and savory with passion fruit and Chile vodka. Click the link above for the recipe and try this one for your self. Nichole is joining Sunshine to talk abou…

We are BACK! Its been a busy and odd few months. Haven’t posted a podcast in a few months. Neighbor Nichole is back in the lounge with Sunshine for a holiday rum cocktail, some ideas on gift giving for your boozed up friends. And more. Listening to the Blue Hawaiians Christmas album and feeling cozy with friends. Listen!…

Alrighty. This podcast is just a quick little something to hold y’all over till the Ladies of the Lounge are back behind the bar. Sunshine is solo this episode with a few quick topics and some listener feedback. MORE notes coming soon…got a party to go to. JUST LISTENBy Sunshine Tiki

Turn the lights down, put on the exotica and mix up the Akashi Guava Sour. This new drink by Sunshine Tiki was inspired by our growing love of Gin. 135º East Dry Gin is a lovely herbal dry gin that mixes very well in a cocktail. All four hosts enjoyed sipping this while recording this episode of ZTL podcast.…

Sunshine and Kalani here in the lounge for two cocktails and a LOT of listener mail. We have some serious catching up to do with our fans after taking so many weeks off. Conversation includes: Gotta Go Flamingo, Kate’s Lazy Desert, Hi Time wine cellar, pre bottled mai tai, home pickling and Sunshines very odd late night dreams.…

Sunshine and Pumpkin hopped onto the bar stools for this episode on a warm June afternoon. When Pumpkin is in the lounge we have blends drinks. Sunshine does NOT have many of these blended cocktails in his recipe book so turning to classic drink recipes is always a good idea. Missionaries Downfall from the Total Tiki app by Beachbum Berry. Conversa…

The last new podcast from the ZTL crew was March 15 2021. Apparently we all needed three months off. As all of your hosts started to either return to work or get ready for workplaces that are reopening to the public, things got a little crazy. This episode was almost a little emotional to record. Sunshine and Kalani are behind the mic with a fantas…

Welcoming new friends to the podcast has been a little more difficult since March of 2020. Keeping things close to home is one way to stay safe and keep the show on the road. Neighbor Nichole joins us for the first time behind the microphone. Conversation on this podcast includes: aged rum vs. Añejo, added colors and “natural” flavors in your spiri…

Welcome to the lounge. Sunshine is solo at the bar this time. While the Ladies are off doing what they, Sunshine wanted to send out a podcast that answers a few questions. Top of mind has been a flurry of interest in what rum we prefer with our classic lime daiquiri. Pictured to right are some of (not all by any means) favorite spirits to enjoy in …

The lights are dim, the exotica is playing and Starshine and Sunshine are craving another cocktail that uses egg whites. This podcast is known to be a place you can come to find out more of the great things going on in the tiki world. Such are the regular videos from Spike of the Hula Girls. Mentioned on the show is a site we used to visit all the …

This trip into the Zen Tiki Lounge is nothing more than a nice conversation with great drinks and exotica. Sunshine mixed up a little something tropical with kombucha, rum and fresh juice. Les Baxter is playing throughout the show.By Sunshine Tiki

Its 2021 and things are looking so much different than 2020. OK, not really. Reason enough to visit our dimly lit tiki bar for drinks, exotica tunes and conversation. Sunshine is sharing over a dozen of his favorite Arthur Lyman songs including his all time favorite Dahil Sayo. Conversation includes: pandemic survival, what to do outside the house …

Screwing takes a little longer than just popping it off. And, Starshine would rather screw it than pop it off. These are just two inebriated quotes from this episode of everyones favorite dimly lit tiki bar. Join Sunshine and Starshine for our first episode of 2021. Our theme this time is South America. Bossa Nova and Pisco Sours set the mood for s…

Have we made it? Is 2020 about to end? Will it be replaced with something better? There really is no way to tell. So mix yourself a cocktail and listen to us pontificate the potential future for all of us. Sunshine is drinking a Mai Tai made with Ten To One dark Caribbean rum and Facundo Neo silver rum. Kalani is enjoying a right proper Painkiller …

What a difference a pandemic makes when recording our annual holiday spectacular. In previous years we have invited podcast listeners, friends and family. We have some great music for you on this episode. The Urban Surf Kings and Jill Martini and the Shrunken Heads have recorded some classics in their unique styles.…

Its no secret that the Covid pandemic continues to blaze around the globe. In an abundance of caution (aren’t we all sick of hearing that phrase) we continue to record the podcast via Zoom on most occasions so that we can remain safe in our little bubbles. The first two segments of the show were a failed attempt to try ASMR on our audience. If you …

4 Friends, 1 Tiki Bar, Many Cocktails, must be the Holidays. Plenty of exotic holiday tunes to set the mood.By ZTL

Muahahahahaa! Its our favorite time of year here in the Zen Tiki Lounge. Starshine, Pumpkin and Sunshine put on some wigs, grabbed a cocktail and turned on the ol’ ZOOM. Our newest Halloween time cocktail is Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down. Listen to the show for our hopes and dreams of the Halloween season. The end of the episode includes 4 of Suns…

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Podcast Re Post: This episode is originally from February 2015. After returning from his travels, Campari Kraken is blessing the Zen Tiki Lounge with his drunken presence. Kalani, Sunshine and a few special guests sip Pisco Sours, enjoy the music of South America and ask Campari Kraken to help answer the most burning questions on our minds. Join us…

This is a Re-Post from 9/1/2013. Infamous tiki bar psychic Campari Kraken returns to the Zen Tiki Lounge for another engaging endeavor at mind reading and fortune telling. And as usual, things go horribly wrong. Sunshine and Kalani make the best of things including sipping a Campari Kraken cocktail and inventing new Gods to explain things we don't …

This is a repost from 2013: Not so world famous tiki bar psychic Campari Kraken makes his third appearance in the Zen Tiki Lounge. While sipping passion fruit and pineapple mojitos, Kalani, Sunshine and Campari Kraken tell the fortunes and futures of podcast listeners just like you. Also a few party planning tips and updates on upcoming Spring/Summ…

Sunshine and Starshine are visited by mystical tiki bar psychic Campari Kraken who delivers less than accurate predictions of the future. Thank goodness for the cocktails, ample exotic tunes and crafty banter.By Sunshine Tiki

Campari Kraken is the totally unknown tiki bar psychic. He joins us this week from his mysterious dimly lit corner of the bar to answer questions from our very own podcast listeners. Sunshine and Starshine sip cocktails, dish about art, stolen glaciers and the peril of the worlds corals.By Sunshine Tiki

Neighbor Julio was invited on the show to talk about an upcoming collaboration to give Sunshine a spin off web series. Without going into to much detail lets just say that Sunshine is finally getting his wish to be launched into space. Shenanigans and inebriation should ensue from there. Julio has been working on short films and has a love of actin…

Podcast roll call. Sunshine, yes. Starshine, yes. Kalani, yes. Pumpkin, not present. Sunshine and the Lady Hobos (listen for those details) are cooped up inside via ZOOM to avoid both a pandemic and 90 plus degree temps. Good thing we always start off with a cool libation. This episode we enjoy Three Legged Flamingo.…

Long time listens of the podcast know that all Sunshine does to arrange our next recording is send a text message to the Ladies of the lounge. Whoever answers, joins me on the podcast. Every now and then all three Ladies are available and its time to “wrangle the cats” which is our way of saying using creative editing to reduce the overlapping conv…

Sunshine Tiki in the lounge this episode. That means you get lots of music and less banter. Its been a few weeks since we posted a show and now that all four hosts are back to working regularly we are trying to get back into our bi weekly schedule. Your music is a classic vinyl album from Henry Mancini that Sunshine has been enjoying often in the Z…

In a first of firsts all present hosts of the podcast are sober and completely coherent. Every now and then one of the Ladies of the Lounge will abstain simply because they are being responsible and may need to operate a vehicle. But Sunshine is always at home and rarely has to worry about the dangers of driving under the influence. Don’t worry. We…

On a warm, sunny and clear Tuesday in May the crew of the Zen Tiki Lounge hit the road to Palm Springs. We had a few goals. Break into the Reef, serve ourselves some cocktails and stick our feet in the pool. As you listen to this episode you will realize we accomplished all we set out to do and found time for shenanigans.…

During the pandemic many of us been staying home as much as possible. On a very brief trip to the pharmacy Sunshine got in his car and for whatever reason the iPhone decided to play episode 240 of the podcast. This was back in February of 2012 and involved guest hostess Krista and the fourth low calorie cocktail in a series we did. So, Sunshine was…

Sunshine and Pumpkin are very pleased to be joined by Kat Reeder on this episode. Kat is a modern artist living on Oahu who has been creating prints, 3D pop and portraits with a beautiful stylized island look and feel. During the interview we talk about her influences from Peru to Miami and now Hawaii. And our usual dose of cocktails and music is i…

Quarantine Zoom cast #1. Sunshine and Kalani use the miracle of a somewhat security prone web service to conduct our podcast. We enjoy a “Whats on hand” drink by sharing what ingredients with both had in common. Sunshine shares the mystery of multiple jars of cream of tartar. Kalani remembers a time when we could go to ANY bar we wanted to on any d…

Aloha and welcome to the Zen Tiki Lounge podcast. We are the dimly lit tiki bar that lives in your head. Listen to this episode for nothing more than great exotica for your quarantine enjoyment. Sunshine plays some of his favorite from master Arthur Lyman, the always mystifying Tikiyaki Orchestra and the incomparable Yma Sumac. Mix yourself that fa…

In strange times we do what we can to feel normal and keep moving forward. The Ladies of the lounge and Sunshine got together in the Zen Tiki Lounge for what may be our last fully hosted podcast for some time. Sunshine asked who was available for the show and was surprised that everyone and their husbands wanted to come over for drinks before we ar…

Sunshine has returned from a first visit to New Orleans and couldn’t wait to share his trip report on a few of the places he visited. Pat O’Briens, Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29, Tiki Tolteca, Harrahs New Orleans, Bourbon Street and more.By Sunshine Tiki

WARNING!!! All four hosts are in the lounge for this episode of the podcast. Some listeners find it hard to listen through all the cat wrangling that happens when the whole crew is together. We won’t be offended if you skip this one. But for the hardcore fan…enjoy! This episode is our 14th anniversary podcast. Though we aren’t doing a big celebrati…

This episode originally posted July 2015. After realizing the drink mentioned on the show, The Ladies Man was never posted on our blot we have decided to push this one out again. Hope you enjoy this trip back to 2015. There is no reason we should deny that we are nursing a hangover. Kalani and Sunshine celebrated July 4th Independence Day with cock…

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Starshine, Sunshine and Hibiscus are in the lounge for this episode of ZTL. The work week was nothing short of lame and all of us were ready for a fresh cocktail, easy exotica and some non intellectual conversation. Our new drink is called Jaded and was simply inspired by a gift of green Chartreuse.By Sunshine Tiki

We are starting the new year with one of our most popular Zen Tiki Lounge drinks. The Scurvy Killer is tiki AF. Fresh citrus, rum, spice and bitters blend beautifully and please everyone. Discussed on this episode is the recent book by Kelly Hiphipahula Reily and Trader Tom Morgan. The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Cocktails is the NEW must have bar b…

Aloooooooha! it was hard for us to believe that this was our 14th annual Holiday Spectacular. Sunshine, Pumpkin, Starshine and Kalani are in the Zen Tiki Lounge behind the microphone sharing some fun memories while sipping on a myriad of our favorite winter concoctions. Use the links below to get the recipes and mix things up for yourself. You will…

As we approach the full swing of the holiday season you will need a few cocktail recipes to show off with friends and family. One of our favorites is Island Fruitcake. If you attended Circa Caliente this past October you may have had the chance to hear Jill Martini and the Shrunken Heads. The group played Sunday afternoon and served as the whip cre…

Join Sunshine Tiki and Starshine Tiki in the Zen Tiki Lounge for a walk down Circa Caliente Room Crawl memory lane. Over the past 13 years we have recorded live at many events but have never shared our thoughts on each room on the crawl in sequential order. Until now! Below you will find the room crawl list, and some pictures from each room in the …

Make your own Falernum and Spice Rum. Thats the message in this episode of ZTL podcast. Just before heading off on an Alaskan cruise, Sunshine jumped behind the bar to record this quick little show. With fall approaching its a great time to spice some of your own rum and why not try making falernum at the same time. These two infusions are essentia…

Put your earbuds in and listen to this episode. Sunshine, Kalani and Starshine really enjoyed the VERY random conversations spurred by trying a new tamarind and Demerara cocktail as well as tasting some rum and bourbon. Leave the kids at home because this one is full of adult themes and shenanigans.By Sunshine Tiki

Sunshine here in the lounge solo for this episode. Conversation includes Tiki Oasis, Lost Spirits Distillery, home bar cocktail menus, and plenty of classic Exotica. Starting with our cocktail, the 1944 Trader Vic’s Mai Tai made with Rhum Clement, Kula Hawaiian Dark Rum, Liquid Alchemist Orgeat. Kula Dark Rum happened to be on sale and worth trying…