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 CATE is 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 by Drinks International (five years and counting), 13 Most Influential Bars of the 21st Century by Liquor.com, and America's Best Bars by Playboy and Esquire. In 2015, he opened Whitechapel, a gin-focused bar also in San Francisco.
WINNER: 2017 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARD, BEVERAGE WINNER:
2017 SPIRITED AWARDS (TALES OF THE COCKTAIL): BEST NEW COCKTAIL &
BARTENDING BOOK "Martin and Rebecca Cate are alchemists--Reyn
Spooner-wearing, volcano-bowl-igniting, Polynesian-popping,
double-straining, Aku-Aku swilling alchemists. Which is to say,
they are the finest kind of alchemists known to walk the earth. Buy
this book. It will bring you a little bit closer to paradise."
--Wayne Curtis, author, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the
New World in Ten Cocktails "With Smuggler's Cove, Martin Cate did
the impossible, folding up a whole rum-soaked sailing ship so that
it would fit into a not-very-large San Francisco storefront. Now
he's done it again, and taken that tiki bar--one of the very finest
bars I know--and folded it up so it fits between the pages of a
book. Just add rum, and watch Smuggler's Cove--and the whole
vibrant, geeky, just a little bit unhinged world of tiki it so
perfectly exemplifies-- unfold in your lap."
--David Wondrich, author of Imbibe! and Punch "Tiki
is simultaneously whimsical and sincere, simple and shockingly
complex, which means understanding it can be challenging. This
indispensable book explains it all--and is the definitive volume on
one of the cocktail world's most fascinating and complex genres.
But in the end, tiki's essence is based on captivating stories and
exotic drinks, and Martin Cate's Smuggler's Cove is a tour de force
in both."
--Jordan Mackay, wine and spirits writer, and coauthor of
Secrets of the Sommeliers "Martin Cate understands tiki like few
others do. He not only knows how to ask the right questions; in
this book, he also answers many questions that I didn't know I had.
The old guard of Donn, Vic, and Steve can rest easy now that they
have this champion of their tradition bringing tiki into the new
millennium."
--Sven Kirsten, author of The Book of Tiki, Tiki Modern,
and Tiki Pop "Here at last are the secrets behind one of the
world's best bars. The Cates have written an engaging, knowing, and
personal book that is sure to please tiki lovers, cocktail lovers,
and especially tiki-cocktail lovers. Abandon angst, all ye who
enter here: like Smuggler's Cove itself, these pages take leisure
time very seriously."
--Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, author of Potions of the Caribbean
"Martin Cate is an authority on rum, and this book will take your
level of understanding of this noble yet complex spirit to a new
level. Martin offers his own illuminating rum classification
system, and also tackles controversial topics head-on, such as
sweetening and the use of nebulous age statements. An absolute
must-have for rum enthusiasts."
--Richard Seale, master distiller, Foursquare Rum Distillery,
Barbados "The twenty-first-century revival of tiki cocktails
was spearheaded by a handful of passionate tiki-geeks, Martin Cate
among them. With Smuggler's Cove, Martin and Rebecca teach you
everything you need to know to become a tiki-geek in your own
right--and to see the world with their Polynesian passion."
-Gaz Regan, author of The Joy of Mixology and The
Negroni
"Tiki culture is enmeshed with rum, and the authors offer a master
class on it, covering its history and many varieties, as well as
digressions on coring pineapples for cocktails and where to score
cocktail umbrellas. It's a terrifically fun and informative read,
and the definitive resource on the topic."
- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"The book walks readers through the history of tiki, as well as 100
recipes for cocktails. Not sure where to start with rum? There's a
beginners' guide. There are also party tips, garnishing guides, and
much more. In other words, all you need are some paper umbrellas
and your summer is made."
- Epicurious "Happily, the modern tiki era now has its own Magna
Carta .... It's a lavishly illustrated, seriously researched,
350-page tome with more than 100 recipes, along with a well-written
history and sketches of some of the lesser known tiki lights . .
."
- The Daily Beast "Martin and Rebecca Cate have managed to create
an irresistible shrine to the magic of Polynesian pop culture.
Beautifully designed and dripping in kitsch by way of photos by
Dylan + Jeni, this is set to be the cocktail book of the
summer."
- Punch "Your new tiki bible."
- Eater "With more than 100 recipes, both classic and modern
(including homemade grenadine and coconut cream, of course),
Smuggler's Cove is for anyone who appreciates the beauty of
tropical drinks and wants to dig in deeper. A primer on essential
tiki techniques as well as a thorough, authoritative guide to rum
take you further than the typical booze book."
- Saveur
"Martin Cate is a scholar of tiki, and this long-anticipated
cookbook is a respectful (and even academic) glimpse into that
culture. . . . Smuggler's Cove isn't just a book of recipes--it's a
guide on how to transplant a beloved bar into your home."
- Epicurious "A lively exploration of our country's drinking
history (and the current tiki scene), it's essential reading for
rum lovers, offering the best categorization of the headspinning-ly
diverse spirit that I've encountered."
- Serious Eats "It's a must-have for any Mai Tai lover, Trader
Vic's devotee or Hawaiian traveler . . . The book works equally
well as a cocktail how-to, a rum guide, tiki party inspiration or
must-do itinerary."
- San Jose Mercury
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