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The Tropical Itch

“As with a lot of these old tiki cocktails, you usually have to dial back the booze.”
Celine RobertsOctober 12, 2017September 3, 2024

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A Tropical Itch at Hidden Harbor Credit: Photo courtesy of Max Stein

Bartender Max Stein, of Hidden Harbor, is back to deliver more tiki history with the origins of the Tropical Itch Cocktail.

This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2017.

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