A friend took me and I ordered a fog cutter, which is a blend of rum, gin, brandy, orange juice, lemon juice, and a float of sherry. It's a gorgeous location, overlooking the bay. That's where the heart of tiki lies for me.
#Hale pele free
Then I started doing tiki-nights at Teardrop Lounge, the owner saw that I was an obsessive passionate about tropical drinks, so he gave me free reign.ĭo you remember the first time you had a tiki drink?Īctually the first time I can really recall going to a tiki bar was Trader Vic's in Emeryville. My first job in Portland was at Acadia, they've been around for about 12 years, consistently good, consistently high quality. I'd bartended in the Bay Area at a couple places, but here is where the passion really started. I moved from California to Portland about seven years ago. Hourly thunder and lightning rainstorms, a smoking volcano that rumbles your seat, and fiery drinks (many literally on fire) transport you from the dreary Portland winter to a warm and inviting tiki lounge experience.Įater recently caught up with Reynolds and picked his encyclopedic brain about tropical drinks, rum lovers (and haters), and how Hale Pele isn't just a tiki-themed bar - it's a way of life. And there are a lot of details, including pufferfish lamps, bamboo, and even a real moat: think Disney's Jungle Cruise meets the booze cruise en route to Gilligan's Island. "As far as trying to keep the visuals strong, one of the aspects is to make sure that at every angle it looks good," Reynolds says. Hale Pele owner and bartender Blair Reynolds has such fond memories of vacations to Disneyland as a child, that he credits the theme park for much of the way he runs his bar. This is the Barkeepers, a feature in which Eater meets the fine ladies and gentlemen behind the bar at some of Portland's hottest cocktail parlors.
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