So when we started the series, our first few drinks didn’t have a whole lot of rum in them. And all good Tiki fans know – Rum is the lifeblood of Tiki. It’s the beginning, middle and end of Tiki drinks. Rum, my friends, is where it is AT.

However, when we shoot episodes – well, we’d have a drink first. We’d generally drink the best stuff we had. Then when we were good and loosened up, we’d come up with an idea.

By then, we’d have drunk all the rum. So we did stuff like “The Hullabaloo”, which, I gotta be honest, isn’t all that Tiki.

So after episode three, a select few of the Tiki purists out there were… displeased. I wandered across one of the threads at tikiroom.com where one poster, a regular named “Trader Woody”, was sad we hadn’t come up with more rum drink as rum was his favorite. In fact, Trader Woody had recently submitted a cocktail of his own design (the Trader Woody) to Tikiroom’s online “create a drink” contest and had won second place.

So, to win back the hearts and minds of rum loving Tiki heads across the ‘net, we decided to use Woody’s recipe, and even gave him a big hearty “cheers” at the end. I’ve got a soft spot for this episode; Woody saw the episode, posted a glowingly thrilled response, and probably went about the rest of his day with a big smile on his face.

And you know what? Making people smile? Man, do we like to do that. We like it A LOT.

Trader Woody’s Drink

2 ounces Dark Rum
1 ounce Amaretto
1 ounce Pineapple Juice
1 ounce Orange Juice
couple splashes of Lime juice

Mix the ingredients over ice; load up a fresh glass with crushed ice. Pour the mixed goodness over the crushed ice. Enjoy the rummy goodness.