#12 Tiki Lindy: Pharmacy School to Tiki Queen, an Explorers Club

What do pharmacy school, cookbooks, and Polynesian pop culture have in common?Today’s guest, Tiki Lindy, connects those dots and a dozen more. From her early days bartending in the South to becoming one of the leading voices in the modern Tiki scene, Lindy has carved out a space all her own: equal parts chef, scholar, and cocktail alchemist.We talk Tiki, not the Instagram hashtag, but the messy, misunderstood, intoxicating cultural wave that blends anthropology, rum, escapism, and spice. She's a cookbook author, rum nerd, science geek, and a deep thinker.Expect to learn:Why "Tiki" drinks aren't what you think they are, they’re so much moreHow those Dan Dan noodles helped inspire a cookbookThe right way to introduce whiskey drinkers to rumWhether or not a hot dog is a sandwich (yes, seriously)Some Links Mentioned in the episode:Saturn Cocktail. Try not to have too many!Trader Vic'sNavy StrengthNutcracker Old FashionedArizona Tiki OasisAgiorgitiko WineLink to her website, where you can find all her books.And yes, we talk about that delicious looking Old Fashioned, and why she keeps her best recipes close to the chest…This episode is a deep dive for anyone who’s ever poured a drink, geeked out on ingredients, or just wanted to know how the Tiki world actually works.Service starts now.I talk to people in and around the service industry space, and people that I wish I could have heard from when I was coming up in restaurants. Altogether I am trying to make sense of this wild, beautiful mess of a life, and help others that are feeling similarly confused and/or lost. You can find more of my work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and all my social links are at the bottom of that page.Classic Episodes You May Like:-#3:⁠⁠⁠⁠My 1st and Most Powerful Conversation with Shane Alexander⁠⁠⁠⁠As always, I’m just here taking notes, trying to figure out what it all means.Cheers