86: Chasing Down Long Lost Rums and Tiki Recipes with Jeff "Beachbum" Berry

The Rumcast

At long last, we sit down to interview Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, decoder of the Zombie and scores of other classic tiki cocktails, author of books like Sippin' Safari and Potions of the Caribbean, owner of Latitude 29, and purveyor of multiple rum blends via his collaboration with Ed Hamilton. A true icon of the rum world!

We covered a lot of ground in our conversation, including:

His techniques for getting bartenders to reveal the secrets to classic recipes like the Zombie

The long lost rums of yore he wishes brands would revive

What's missing from modern rums

Exploring the shelves of legendary rum collector Stephen Rembsberg

The more recently available styles of rum he's particularly interested in

The pursuit of rums circa 2000

The making of the rum blends he created with Ed Hamilton

What it's like to build out a rum menu for a bar

The perfect taglines for rum cocktails

Which long lost recipes he's still pursuing

And much more!

Check out Jeff’s website here: https://beachbumberry.com/index.html

Check out Jeff’s books here: https://beachbumberry.com/publications.html

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