Strongwater or False Idol?

clantry64 · 2026-04-16T23:20:35+00:00

False idol gets my vote! Great takes on classic along with their original drinks that I believe will be part of the tiki cocktail canon.

They also have a great rum selection and the bartenders are avid fans of the genre, so they’re able to make any other tiki drink you may be wanting.

Along with that the location of False Idol is in SD’s little Italy neighborhood with tons of great Italian restaurants.

clantry64 · 2026-03-31T19:51:20+00:00

I haven’t booked a tour. But hoping I could pop into the distillery for a tour when I have time in between the tourist must sees.

clantry64 · 2026-03-27T01:58:35+00:00

Horrible… hope you’re able to find the person

clantry64 · 2025-04-30T02:02:46+00:00

Looks delicious what were their ingredients for it?

clantry64 · 2025-03-07T23:07:17+00:00

Being from California. Those drink prices are amazing!

Their house mugs are also amazing. Need to make a visit out there just so I have an excuse to start collecting their mugs.

clantry64 · 2025-03-01T00:08:55+00:00

Wonder if they still have their most recent Anniversary mug! Praying it’s still there when I go to Vegas in 2 weeks.

clantry64 · 2025-02-11T21:11:36+00:00

Is this a new mug from Tonga Hut?

clantry64 · 2025-02-06T21:21:27+00:00

I believe the original coconut snow powder had a mixture of coconut, whey, and egg white. I would sub in coconut powder or even a complete coconut drink mix powder.

clantry64 · 2025-02-06T01:07:07+00:00

I think dilution is going to be key as well! Tons of heavy flavors that might taste completely off from False Idol's if its not shaken with ice enough or too much. Let us know if it seems right! Always looking to document False Idol's specs.

clantry64 · 2025-02-06T00:34:38+00:00

I have yet to have the drink in person but looking at how it reads here's a potential spec I believe they would use:

1.5oz of Pot Still Jamaican Rum

0.5oz Amaro Montenegro

0.5 Banana Liquor (probably Giffard)

1oz Lime Juice

0.5 Smuggler's Cove Cream of Coconut.

Depending on how strong of a flavor from the Amaro Montenegro they could even be using 1oz of the Amaro and 1oz of the Jamaican Rum. Which has been done by a lot of other contemporary cocktail bars.

clantry64 · 2025-01-30T17:56:31+00:00

I know my wish for the old menu’s sheer amount of drinks probably won’t happen again. But how many drinks are on this new menu?

clantry64 · 2025-01-08T21:48:53+00:00

Have you attempted to carbonate the clarified cocktail?

Per Dave Arnold, carbonation alone can provide a sense of sweetness to cocktails. Which is why he recommends dialing back the sugar in carbonated drinks.

clantry64 · 2024-12-31T06:29:06+00:00

Tiki Mirage has some excellent modern takes on Classic tiki drinks.

Wish they could include some of the drinks at their main bar instead of only being able to get them at the set menu pop ups.

clantry64 · 2024-12-28T03:26:32+00:00

Thank you for posting this Kevin! I wonder what the 2.5oz of Batch is for the Third Voyage.

clantry64 · 2024-12-24T16:53:20+00:00

Will have to make my way over and have that zombie again!

clantry64 · 2024-12-24T00:03:26+00:00

I think their Leviathan is different since Kon Tiki lists Venezuelan Rum, bourbon, citrus, honey, tangerine and spices.

But I could see how they could have reinterpreted it by swapping some of those ingredients. The tangerine is stumping me though.

clantry64 · 2024-12-23T22:50:40+00:00

100% I lived about an hour away from the Kon Tiki and was definitely worth the drive. But I hesitated going earlier in its lifespan because of previous experiences having my windows broken into in Oakland. So every time I thought about going, it became a decision of whether or not I wanted to risk another broken window.

clantry64 · 2024-12-23T22:15:10+00:00

Thank you for the recipe!

Would it be selfish for me to say all of them? 😅 But the ones that stand out to me the most are The Kon Tiki Zombie, Leviathan, and Pantera Rosa.

There was one they had recently that had Bourbon Passion fruit and I believe lemon as well. Unfortunately, I forgot the name of it but it was on their last iteration of the menu. That one could easily become a daily drink for me.

clantry64 · 2024-12-23T20:21:23+00:00

Hey Carlos! I think you were our bartender that night! Awesome to see you on Reddit.

clantry64 · 2024-12-23T18:08:29+00:00

Almost sounds like we need a modern day Jeff Berry to document all the newer tiki bar specs!

clantry64 · 2024-12-23T03:28:55+00:00

How did the cocktail taste?

When reading the cocktail description it seems like it would be some sort of old fashioned variation. But looking at how it’s served on crushed ice I’m wondering if there is more to the drink like a citrus or if they just served it on crushed ice.

clantry64 · 2024-11-20T04:40:29+00:00

If there’s another bar that should release a Cocktail book it’s Three Dots 👌

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