![]() ![]() He and Young are particularly fond of a landmark bar in Los Angeles called Tiki Ti.Ībout a half mile north of where Hubba Hubba is planned, a creative trio of Nashville entrepreneurs are planning to open Chopper in August. Lamoureux, a bartender at The Crying Wolf, described Hubba Hubba as a “beach hut bar” with 1980s influences, an open-air feel, an outdoor patio and a small grass area for dogs. ![]() It has a lot more layers than what people really think,” Lamoureux said. “Rum is a spirit that can be manipulated in so many ways. Many bartenders consider tiki drinks to be the original form of “craft cocktails.” Makers of craft rum are marketing the spirit as a more affordable alternative to craft whiskey, which is the darling of the liquor industry right now.Īnd from a mixologist standpoint, rum leaves a ton of room for creativity. Related: This rum is so potent you can’t take it on a plane Sales of super premium rum were up 8.3 percent in 2017 to $140 million, although overall rum sales dropped by 0.3 percent to $2.3 billion, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. Rum is enjoying newfound popularity in the U.S., particularly high-end brands, and the tiki bar trend is being revived decades after the tropical drink bar heyday of the 1960s. It’s a very good place for escape,” said Kyle Lamoureux, who together with Dave Young, one of the owners of East Nashville’s The Crying Wolf, plan to open a tiki bar called Hubba Hubba at 912 Main St. It can give you the Caribbean feel if you’re not in the Caribbean, or the Southern California feel if you’re not in SoCal. “The idea of tiki is you’re walking into a room and want to forget everything in the outside world. ![]() Two tiki bars are under construction and another is in early planning stages in East Nashville, promising to bring colorful, elaborate drinks made with fresh juices and syrups to a city mostly void of tropical-themed watering holes. Take a tour of the space below, and scroll all the way down to see the bar’s full cocktail menu.Nashville may be a long way from palm trees and coconuts, but that’s not stopping restaurateurs from bringing a little bit of the tropics to Music City. Happy hour will take place Monday through Friday, from 4 to 6 p.m., and frozen drink specials, blended fresh fruit daiquiris, sparking and draft cocktails. to midnight, and Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. While a full dining is still in the works, the bar will be dishing up sandwiches and rice bowls in the near future.Ĭhopper will be open Sunday through Thursday from 4 p.m. And rather than ordering up individual drinks, groups can opt for the “Scorpion Bowl,” an oversized vessel containing enough booze for a group of four. Case in point: the “Robo Zombie,” a heady Jamaican rum number that comes with a one-per-customer limit. The cocktail list riffs off of tiki classics - like the Mai Tai and Singapore Sling - while using fresh juices, spices, and generous pours of rum. (regular hours will launch on Monday, June 3).īarista Parlor owner and founder Andy Mumma, Isle of Printing founder Bryce McCloud and longtime Husk Nashville bar manager Mike Wolf have taken over the former Bar Luca space with artifacts from the mysterious “Island X,” a hush-hush tropical hideout full of futuristic robot technology located somewhere in the South Seas.įictional origin stories aside, the space has a Jetsons-meets-Polynesia aesthetic, featuring a bamboo-covered bar, tropical fauna, mechanical tiki masks and a large golden robot overseeing the action at the bar from its ceiling-high perch. East Nashville has a new tiki bar to kick back in tonight, when Chopper (soft) opens to the public at 6 p.m. ![]()
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