Tiki Oasis 2022 was at The Town & Country Resort in San Diego, California. The Theme was "Trip to the Tropics". From the Tiki Oasis website history "This year Tiki Oasis celebrates the Caribbean Islands and their influence on Tiki subculture ... ..the influence of the Caribbean — from its tropical flavors, rum, dance and Mid-Century upbeat music — has also shaped the Polynesian Pop scene we know it today." The theme was roughly celebrating the tropical region of the Caribbean and its culture. This was the 2nd year at the Town & Country Resort. The dates were Wednesday August 3 - Sunday August 7, 2022.
The Room Crawl and Suite Soirées were organized by Dottie Deville.
The awards were as follows:
Room Party :
Room Crawl Best Party: Pineapple Pug Party
Room Crawl Best Décor: Jungle Walk - Tiki Time Warp
Room Crawl Best Drink: Swingtiki Saturday Soirée
Suite Soirée :
Suite Soirée Best Overall: Island Time - KOVE
Suite Soirée Best Soundtrack: Lucca's Snakebite Lounge
Suite Soirée Best Tasting: Boogie Nights - Liquid Alchemist & Patron
Suite Soirée Crowd Favorite: Licor 43
Suite Soirée Most Creative: Zaya Rum & The Luau
Suite Soirée Best Style: Cutwater Spirits
Suite Soirée Most Above & Beyond: Lime in the Coconut & Snake Oil
Suite Soirée Best Theme: Don Papa
Suite Soirée Best Vibe: Lyre's
Suite Soirée Most Eye Catching: Ming River
Judges were: Dottie Deville ; ; ; Old Man Merrell & Kiki Flambe , ; Treg@ThirstyThursdaysSD ; ; ;
more 2022 summary to come
This is the cover art for Tiki Oasis 2022 by Derek Yaniger.
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Party Name: Tiki Take Out
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Date: Saturday August 6, 2022
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Host(s): Ladies Who Tiki
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Grab your to-go libations and tidbits courtesy of Ladies Who Tiki
***info from instagram*** @ladieswhotiki
Photo by: PineappleWhip
from: personal collection
Photo by: PineappleWhip
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Party Name: Pineapple Pug Party
Room# 1204
Date: Thursday August 4, 2022
Time: 10:00pm - 12:00am (midnight)
Host(s): Rebel the Pug, Jeffrey and Cristina Jackson
Bartender(s): Drinks served by Jeffrey Jackson
Drink(s):
Jell-O shot 1: Blue Hawaiian
Jell-O shot 2: Mai Tai
Jell-O Shot 3: Pina Colada
Cocktail 2: Jungle Juice
Crew: Jeffrey Jackson (creator), Cristina Jackson (decor and pug mom) , Kati Mendoza (decor, setup, photographer, hostess), Casey Mendoza (set-up and doorman)
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1st Annual Pineapple Pug Party.
Rebel would love to meet you all. Come by Thursday night to say hello and leave with a Jell-O shot, jungle juice, or, a treat for your pup!
Jello Shots created by Cristina Jackson & Kati Mendoza and Pinterest. We served a Blue Hawaiian Jello Shot made with Berry Blue JellO, Pineapple Rum and Pineapple Juice. Mai Tai Jello Shot made with Orange Jello, Pineapple Jello, white rum and almond extract. Layered Pina Colada shot made with two layers of Pineapple Jello and white rum and a layer of coconut pudding and white rum in the middle.
Party Name: Soggy Dollar Bar
Room# 1320
Date: Thursday August 4, 2022
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Party Name: JUNGLE WALK
Room# 1616
Date: Friday August 5, 2022
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Host(s): PineappleWhip & Mele Ipo
Bartender(s): PineappleWhip & PinTiki
Drink(s):
Line shot: Creamsicle43 (original shot by PineappleWhip)
- sponsored by Licor43
Cocktail 1: Tropical Bounty (original cocktail by PineappleWhip)
- sponsored by Copalli Rum
Cocktail 2: The Havana (2011 Best Suite Party cocktail by Suzanne Long)
The Havana is this years "Time Warp cocktail"
- sponsored by Copalli Rum
Cocktail 3: Bali Bali (a memorial cocktail for our dear friend)
- sponsored by Hi-Time Wine Cellars
Sponsor Tasting Table: select products from our sponsors for tasting
- Casa D'Aristi: Xtabentun; Kalani; Huana; Narano
- Copalli Rum: White Rum; Cacao Rum, Barrel Rested
- Licor43: Original
Crew: Tiki Time Warp Pa'ina Krewe -
Mele Ipo (Head Hostess, Server, Sponsor Table support, music lover)
PineappleWhip (Head Bartender, rum lover)
Honu Ho'Aloha (Hostess, Door Watch, Server, turtle friend)
Kai Dawg (Bar Back, Quality Control, flying bottle shield)
Adi (Lime acquisition, building material specialist, loungefly aficionado)
Elvis (Tiki carver extraordinaire, fabrication miracle maker and all-around MVP)
Tiki Minx (Server, Sponsor Table support)
Pintiki (Bartender)
Support: Big thanks to Ashelena Ragg and Autumn Thompson for their support at the Sponsor Tasting Table on the balcony, and for helping with the Creamsicle43 line shot !! Also, a Big Thank You to TikiMinx for stepping in to rep for Casa D'Aristi at the Sponsor Tasting Table. And finally, a HUGE thank you for the continued support from Mike Nardelli !!
Sponsor(s): Copalli Rum; Licor43; Hi-Time Wine Cellars; Preiss Imports; Casa D'Aristi
Music & Entertainment:
Music from around the Caribbean - Curated playlist by Mele Ipo
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Our Krewe got lost touring the rainforests of Belize and stumbled upon an abandoned rum runners' hut filled with COPALLI RUM, and other exotic elixirs of the Yucatan. We gathered fruits and spices from the TROPICAL BOUNTY of this lush environment. We invite you to take a JUNGLE WALK to our makeshift bar and enjoy some cocktails.
In honor of the Tiki Oasis theme this year "Trip to the Tropics", we want to take you into the rainforest and share some flavors and music of the caribbean.
Come take a picture at the Jungle Walk photo op, and feel free to wear your best Jungle attire!!
We have developed an original cocktail celebrating the flavors of Belize, and the Yucatan, with TROPICAL BOUNTY. And are honored to represent Copalli and their commitment to sustainability, and preserving the rainforest. Please visit the Rainforest Trust campaign and consider a donation.
We our serving The Havana, which was a cocktail designed and served by Suzanne Long during the Forbidden Island Suite Party in 2011 ... awarded Best Suite Party 2011!! This is our Time Warp cocktail - reviving a previous cocktail for your enjoyment :)
We are also serving a drink in line (as we like to do) to celebrate the summer and bring you back to memories of childhood with the Creamsicle43.
We will honor a very good friend that passed away with a Memorial Cocktail, which was one of his favorites ... the Bali Bali.
There will also be a sponsor tasting table out on the balcony, to enjoy some of the individual products from our sponsors.
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Party Name: Swingtiki Saturday Soirée (Vintage Vibes & Tasty Tunes)
Room# 1228
Date: Saturday August 6, 2022
Time: 10:30pm - 3:30am
Host(s): Chelsea Beach & Marshall Watson of Swingtiki
Bartender(s): Chelsea Beach & David Cagan of Syruptitious Syrups
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Cocktail 1: Passion of the Corpse (original by Chelsea Beach)
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Cocktail 2: Kakamora Cooler (original by Chelsea Beach)
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Swingtiki music by Professor Watson (DJ)
Story:
Swingtiki was created from our love of vintage music, dancing and tiki. Your hosts are professional swing dancers and run a vintage nightlife company called Swingtronic and from this Swingtiki was born. When quarantine hit in 2020 we decide to merge our passions and turn our outdoor area into our own exclusive tiki event space. Swingtiki is now both a home tiki oasis in Santa Barbara and a mobile event company where Swingtiki can come to you. You can see more on Facebook & Instagram @Swingtiki.
We had wanted to go to Tiki Oasis for years and were so proud that our 1st TO room party was packed for 5 hours and had many Tiki Oasis veterans and judges coming back again and again! We spent months preparing for our room party procuring bamboo wall paper, sourcing lighting, hand tying homemade acrylic fish floats and our good friend and artist Elvis aka ElViRuS of Ventiki hand carved all the tiki totem lanterns for us!
Thank you! See you next year!
Chelsea Beach & Marshall Watson
of Swingtiki
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Party Name: Hula Hula Christmas
Room# 1510
Date: Saturday August 6, 2022
Time: 10:00pm - ??
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Party Name: Lucca's Snakebite Lounge
Room# 1111
Date: Saturday August 6, 2022
Time: 10:00pm - ?
Host(s): Kris J. Kraus, Tania Valero, & Lucca
Bartender(s): Diana Condori of Condor's Cove
Drink(s): exclusive cocktails created by Abby Roennfeldt
Cocktail 1: The Blofeld
Cocktail 2: The Bataan
Crew: n/a
Support: TBD
Sponsor(s): Lucca's Snakebite Lounge
Music & Entertainment:
Music by The Martini Kings.
DJ sets by "DJ Lee" Joseph
DJ Lee Joseph - Dionysus Records
Story:
Become a member of the "Sacred Order of the Snakebite"
21 and over with event wristband required
Awarded Best Soundtrack
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Party Name: Boogie Nights
Room# 1109
Date: Friday August 5, 2022
Saturday August 6, 2022
Time: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Host(s): Liquid Alchemist; Patrón Tequila
Bartender(s): Adam Rains (Golden Tiki: Las Vegas) - Friday Night
Dustin Rodriguez (Bamboo Club: Long Beach) - Saturday Night
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Support: TBD
Sponsor(s): Liquid Alchemist; Patrón Tequila
Music & Entertainment:
Friday Night: Sounds by Desireable D
Saturday Night: DJ Cold Sweat
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21 + with event wristband required.
Awarded: Best Tasting 2022
Photo by: Mele Ipo
from: Mele Ipo personal collection
Photo by: Mele Ipo
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Photo by: Mele Ipo
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Photo by: Mele Ipo
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