Miss Bamboo just adores Tiki style and culture so what better than a Tiki Festival in her own home town Manchester. Miss and Big Bamboo hooked up with tiki pals Carla aka pin up model
Coco Lopes and Martin McTiki of
Atomic Coconut for some mad nights of rum fun. Atomic Coconut designed a fantastic limited edition tiki mug 'Mr Moai Tai' especially for the event.
Our first adventure took us to
Hula Bar in Manchester for a Diplomatico tasting. A great talk was given by 'Skippy' and we even got to taste the elusive 'Single Reserve' that is not yet available for retail purchase - result!
Our next port of call was
Revolucion de Cuba for a Mount Gay promotion including steel drum band and limbo dancing. Miss Bamboo was pleased to show off her limbo 'prowess'!? The Diplomatico rum, of previous, clearly helping, along with the Mount Gay rewards!!!!
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| Hmmm, not the most glamorous but definitely good fun! | |
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Finally on to our very own home from home,
The Liars Club for their 2nd Birthday celebrations and 'Appleton Rum' promotion.
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| Miss Bamboo and Coco Lopes, start the night with a sophisticated Diplomatico..... |
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| ....however, many rums later !!! |
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After a few recovery days it was time for the final closing party at The Liars Club, this time the old faithful favourite 'Sailor Jerry' was on the menu.
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| Ukulele harmony trio Miss Bamboo and the Coconuts with Big Bamboo... |
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| ...and Martin McTiki and Miami Rob | |
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The highlight of the night was the Sailor Jerry Punch Competition. Entrants had to be bartenders and the guys who enter these comps are serious rum fanatics. The 4 entrants were Captain Lyndon, the main man behind the
UK Tiki Fest, Rick and Gav of The Liars Club and Rob Burr,
Miami Rum Fest organiser and author of the Rum Guide. Everyone got to taste the 4 rum punches and vote for their favourite.
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| Votes are counted, has Miami Rob done it this time.... |
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| ...ahh bad luck Rob who came so close, the winner is Gav with his... |
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| ...absinthe and spices concoction with flaming pirate ship fruit garnish. | |
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| Big well done to Gav... until the next battle of the Miami and Manchester rum guys!! |
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So there ends the UK Tiki Fest in Manchester but Miss Bamboo's more 'local' adventures will continue this week with the Manchester Vintage Awards. Can Miss Bamboo pull it out of the (tiki) bag and win best vintage attire and blog, we shall see......!
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