A Hollywood tiki playboy with five wives [War God cocktail]

A b-movie Hollywood playboy turned restaurateur, Stephen Crane was up there with Donn and Vic as far as embracing the spectacle of tiki.
To make the the drink in the video you will need:
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1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz white grapefruit juice
1/2 oz falernum
1/4 oz simple syrup
1 oz Virgin Islands rum
1 oz 151 Demerara rum
1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 dash Angostura bitters
6 drops of Pernod
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Blend with ice at high speed for no more than 6 seconds. Pour into a War God mug. Add more ice to fill.
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[@wyldebill4178]

Man. Still recovering after that Panties experience. Anyone else? Intense dude!

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

😂

[@TheHearn74]

Fantastic! I love Tiki Time Travel. Steve Crane was like 1950s Pete Davidson LOL

[@marknoble5411]

That mug is a serious gift! $$$

[@WaylonTheGreat]

Great episode! I had no clue about Steve Crane’s background. The drink looks very similar to a Jet Pilot, which is hands down my fave.

[@GianniBuroni]

I made it with pink grapefruit since I can’t get white and BG Reynolds falernum syrup and rich simple. Probably turned out a bit sweeter than with the correct ingredients. I really liked it, but I really like 151 Demerara .

[@jjdawg9918]

Very nice one Spike! Great vintage vibe on this one. BTW: With a name like "War God" it had better be boozy ;)

[@pkdiddy]

So fortunately I had all the ingredients on hand to play along. I wouldn't characterize it so much as booze forward like Spike but would call it 151 demerara rum forward which is a very prominent flavor right up front (and center and back). If I were to do this again (which I'm sure I will) I would reduce the 151 to maybe half an ounce and up the other rums in volume. Great episode. Love the history and the info from the menu.

[@postcardparadise6423]

Great video, Spike! We would love to travel back in time to see the Luau, too!

[@sonnysoto8337]

Man!!!! Great episode!!!! Love the history, the pictures and especially the description of the place.🤯 Awesome!!!

[@wandererrob]

Corks are the best! I love that satisfying “pop!” sound as you pop them.

[@polishprince7219]

corked bottles of any spirit tells me that it has elegant sophisticated flavours!

[@NorCalTim]

It's cork! I can tell you all about it I mean look at that thing When I put it in a bottle, everything changed! I can't imagine a more beautiful thing!

[@johnnymetallica1039]

I believe she ditched him when she found out he was not from $ as he had intimated. Beachbum Berry tells his backstory in one of his books

[@jackrabbit3237]

Aw, dude, so rad! - Spike, in every episode 😂

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Hahaha...

[@RadioActiveTiki]

Loved this episode. Reading from the original menu and the photos of the restaurant … Amazing. Love when you pepper the videos with Tiki history 👏

[@phgtxxx5028]

I see that Luau Lads Falernum, hell yeah brother

[@artlees]

Great episode! Loved the history and the passion. Plan on making the War God this weekend.

[@edwardburke4027]

Another great episode in the books, Spike! Sad to not see you interact with a guest, but you’re a great presenter solo as well.

[@rebelyl63]

I tried the recipe, and it's a lot more flavorful than tr he was original Trader Vic's Zombie is, but yes, quite strong. I'd make it again, but I used the last of my falarnum so I would need to restock 1st. 🗿🏴‍☠️🍹

[@darrenandtinasale1502]

Very interesting episode!! I see it’s now a Luxury boutique on North Rodeo Drive.

[@sffoto1969]

Good to see these kinds of episodes.

[@BarryWeeg]

Just add one more quarter ounce of simple syrup and it smooths right out. Balances and simplifies the recipe.

[@nickmorton8998]

SBCH staple ? is “What’s your favorite tiki bar?” I often think what tiki temple do I wish I could’ve visited in its heyday and The Luau in the mid 50s tops my list. The glamour of LA at that time would’ve been so amazing.😎

[@Shivamrita999]

Corks are AMAZING!!! 🎉

[@eatmusic16]

Incredible history and another incredible episode! Thanks again Spike!

[@valorknightt]

I like corks... Exsept when they break.

[@kimsmith1675]

Aloha, Spike 🤙! 🗿🌺 From Kim and Sean

[@mikenelson1387]

A great show !!!!!

[@capitansangre]

Thanks for another excellent video!

[@caivsivlivs]

dope episode, i don't know if there are many other old menus that tell such a good tale of the spot but would like you to read them if so :)

[@tl7535]

Reduce all the rums in this recipe to a half ounce for a better balanced drink.

[@RockinPinUpSarahVeda]

Great episode! Love the history and pictures!

[@pkdiddy]

Thumbs up for corks.

[@Jheat64]

I still can't find any Steve Crane mugs at decent price

[@satellitescreenprintinginc3404]

Loved this one!

[@rperry70]

Sure wish Hamilton could get his rums in CO. Crap, they legalized pot here, long ago, and I can't even get some rum for some dumb reason.

[@RumRunnerRemy]

Great video, but by the gods the interaction with the Cruzan was priceless 🤣 CHEERS FROM BOSTON!

[@georgetellado1401]

Sooo interesting…great idea for an episode ❤

[@rickvoeltz9207]

Those are bottle stoppers, I think. Some are glass, rubber, or cork.

[@edwardburke4027]

Aloha from Burlington, VT! I am a HUGE cork fan! Bottles with corks separate the men from the boys!

[@monotonehell]

"That went right up my nose," is the prefered way to take a nice rum. (please don't)

[@thedoctor755]

Aloha from Indy once again :) GREAT vid... I too am digging the history content! I'll have to toast Mr Crane again next time I'm at the Inferno.

[@mikeblitzen]

needed more rum

[@rperry70]

Great episode. Honestly, I would just have a Zombie. But I am sure this is a good cocktail. Having the ingredients (because I make zombies all the time) I will have to try it. : )

[@richardking2762]

Great episode but I miss the interaction and banter of having a co-host.

[@LunarWind59]

Looks like a pretty good drink! We'll definitely be trying this one. And we're only 16 episodes from being caught up with SBCH! (There's cool merch in our near future....)

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Awesome!

[@melissam0ss]

I LOVE 💖😍💝 CORKS!!🍷🥃🍹

[@edwardburke4027]

I’m just having a daiquiri tonight, but I will certainly be trying the War God very soon!

[@tylerbartlett]

This one is basically a Jet Pilot (arguably Crane’s most famous cocktail) without the cinnamon syrup and Puerto Rican rum, right?

[@mransr]

So, I'm looking at the recipe and it is a lot like a Jet Pilot without cinnamon syrup, or a Zombie with the grenadine and cinnamon, I wonder if you couldn't get the flavor of this drink using Ed Hamilton's Zombie blend and be able to drink more than one of them in a night?

[@smokeytiki3185]

Great episode, Spike! I love hearing about Stephen Crane! I actually have one of those mugs, too. Oh, and I fucking hate corks. 🙂

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Hahahaha... no you don't, you monster!

[@smokeytiki3185]

@@BreezewayCocktailHour Ha!

[@TheMatthewcota]

Spike lives!

[@arriano99]

Curious as to where you got this recipe for the War God. I couldn't find it in any of Beachbum Berry's books

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

It was in a book about tiki in Ohio.

[@manitobuckles]

🍹🍹🍹

[@Outtatime247]

Do you have a po box? Have something for you.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

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[@miksologia]

I've noticed that boozy cocktails made of rum are OK but a boozy gin, vodka, whisky etc cocktail will not be as good.

[@mcsailor67]

puffer fish lights tiki or not ?

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Absolutely

[@mcsailor67]

@@BreezewayCocktailHour Saw an argument that pufffer fish were but not the lights ... so thought I'd see what you think ... you have dived in deeper than I have .

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

@@mcsailor67 they hung in vintage tiki bars, so 🤷🏻‍♂️