Exotica Moderne #24

Incoming stock from House of Tabu, estimated ship date September 6, 2024

Exotica Moderne is a quarterly publication showcasing the new tiki and lowbrow art and artists, exotic cocktails, kustom kulture, music and more. Focusing on where these genres have been and where they are heading, Exotica Moderne features emerging artists as well as those spearheading these movements. Where all of these subcultures meet and intersect, Exotica Moderne covers next wave of tiki and lowbrow art.

From the publisher:

This issue features a gorgeous new cover by long-time Hidden Harbor artist Tony Canepa and we’re thrilled to have his gorgeous work appear once again.

Inside, CE Hunt talks with none other than Beachbum Berry as they discuss his journey to crack the Tiki cocktail codes, with an emphasis on the Navy Grog. As an added bonus, the Bum provides us the recipe for his Grog riff, The Ancient Mariner!

Kevin Quigley makes the rounds to three central Florida tiki bars, while Angelica Navarro take a look at Kon-Tigo Tiki Bar’s resurrection of the Chines Lantern cocktail picks, Harry Yee tribute mugs and the book, Fassionola: The Torrid Story of Cocktails’ Most Mysterious Ingredient.

Anna Maria Sophia Cancelli pens a great article on the Aloha  Caftan Society and Kevin Crossman provides an in-depth story on the 80th anniversary of his favorite subject and cocktail - the Mai Tai.

The exquisite lamps by designer MaryBeth Darin are showcased and also, as it’s never too early to discuss halloween, we look at the creepy collection of mugs from Tom Keller.

Tiki Lindy shifts gears and offers up three delicious vegetarian options for island-style dining. Ray Wyland makes a pitstop in Milwaukee for a Tiki shave and trim at the tiki-themed Southpaw Barbershop and Justin Cristaldi shows how Tiki cocktails went digital with the Total Tiki app.

As an added bonus in our Cocktail Hour section, not only do you get the Bum’s recipe, we also have cocktails from Hidden Harbor and Seattle’s Inside Passage!