Justin Scarred and a backscratcher garnish?? [Tropical Itch from 1957]

I met Justin Scarred years ago because of a video that he posted about Oceanic Arts. With the recent news of the closing of Oceanic Arts, Justin came by to talk about their immense legacy and a brand new book about the prolific business. We also made a questionable cocktail.
And while we joked around about Harry Yee, please don't take that as malice. This channel absolutely respects the contributions that Harry made to the tiki and cocktail world at large. We'd give anything to be able to interview the gentleman. Aloha.
To make the the drink in the video:
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8 oz passion fruit nectar
1/2 oz 151 Puerto Rican rum
1 oz bourbon
1/2 oz orange curacao
2 dashes Angostura bitters
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Shake vigorously with crushed ice. Traditionally the glass that it was served in was a hurricane glass. Pour all of the contents into the glass.
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[@p_frank]

I could watch literal days of a slightly unhinged Justin disrupting your process.

[@thekontigotikibartiki9174]

Laughed so much , made for a great evening to kick off the weekend !!

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Love to hear that. He's a funny guest.

[@goozman101]

Spike, I love your shows as always. I'm not "Judging" either :), but I was cringing so hard watching the vid. I'm surprised no one else caught this, but I'm super technical. You had the equivalent of two drinks' worth of passion fruit puree in one of your cups, 8 oz. That's what you normally do right, mix two in one cup. Then, when you said, hey hold on, let me get a new cup, I thought, "Oh cool" he's going to split the passion fruit. But when you didn't, I wanted to yell at the screen, "that's too much passion fruit"!! It's only supposed to be 4 oz. Sorry for the rant. :)

[@spacini]

'Tastes like divorce...bitter'! Spike, your friend is hilarious. He's certainly energetic and enthusiastic. Good times.....

[@JennyStarr13]

🤣 Tastes like a divorce! I literally laughed out loud at that. Awesome show as usual!

[@Adamhitt]

SPIKE! The best passion fruit puree can be found in latin-centric grocery stores in the freezer section. Goya makes one called "Goya Fruta" that's just 100% frozen passion fruit. My wife is from Peru where fresh passion fruit juice is super common, and It's the closest thing you can get. Fun tip! - Once defrosted, just mix it 50/50 by volume with sugar for perfect passion fruit syrup that'll keep in the fridge for months.

[@johnw3953]

NAILED IT!! Total hilarious Tiki destruction.

[@GnikWoc]

Suggestion for easy passion fruit puree is Goya, you'll find in the frozen section or Latin food section. Great for making passion fruit syrup. Should be easy to find in Cali.

[@baileywatts1304]

Came to the comments for this, can definitely second Goya frozen passion fruit. Great stuff and way cheaper than the whole foods stuff.

[@jmgarcia61]

I also chime in to support Goya. Great stuff, very reasonably priced and you can turn it into syrup or juice as you need.

[@JohnKelly2]

Real makes a really good bottled passionfruit puree, but Whole Foods sells frozen passionfruit pulp. Just thaw it out.

[@pinuppalmer]

Here

[@darrenandtinasale1502]

Awesome episode!! Love Justin and his Channel. It’s a little crazy but his passion for Americana history and Tiki makes it so good to watch.

[@robinpetersen7404]

Thanks for this one. Always a belly scratcher when Justin is on. Laughing out loud is a common symptom to tiki drinktivitis.

[@jcost0099]

Goya passion fruit puree for sure! I make mine using 1 part Goya and 1 part simple syrup. It settles the tartness down.

[@spacini]

After I watched your video, I counted the number of back scratchers I have in our house....6. I'm pretty sure I earned most of those wooden trophies from a now closed restaurant named The Outrigger on the beach in Kihei, Maui , although I do have one from Harvey's in Lake Tahoe. Some good memories..or lack thereof.

[@maybee...]

Harvey's Wagon Wheel, with the glass elevator. A landmark of my childhood.

[@robinthe8057]

Justin - 'Why does it look like that?' Me - 'Did Justin have a conversation with my prom date?' Such a fun video Spike, love both of you guys!!

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

😂

[@stevemccord7118]

Justin out take- l'm not use to having thick things inside me. Me - That's what she said.

[@jmgarcia61]

SUPER FUN episode! PS Going by the Beachbum Berry Total Tiki app, it’s supposed to be passion fruit juice/nectar. Basically, dilute purée/pulp 50-50 with filtered water.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Yeah, I knew that what we did was not correct. 😵‍💫

[@jmgarcia61]

@@BreezewayCocktailHour You pressed onward and drank it anyway!

[@caivsivlivs]

awesome vid, you gotta appear on a randomland vid spike that would be so sick! we really need spike x justin videos more often than once a year please! y'all have great chemistry!

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Thanks! Hopefully we can do more stuff together this year.

[@caivsivlivs]

@@BreezewayCocktailHour hell yeah 💯

[@jobos98]

The Bloopers are So Funny. A Great video indeed. Loved Watching it 🎥😆👍👍✌😊

[@LondonD15P3R510N]

Awesome close to the show! 😂😂😂

[@wesleyrussell8386]

lol what an elegant vignette at the end Justin... hope Ally's doing well!

[@michellehansen5930]

Best episode ever!!! Justin is so funny i love it!!! What a great friend to have Life of the party for sure!!!

[@TikiDrinksatHome]

Awesome video! Tropical Itch has never been my favorite, but have used a slightly different recipe that I think is a little more balanced if you have to use puree instead of juice. Ingredients: 1 oz. bourbon 1 oz. light rum (ideally 151 proof rum) 0.5 oz. orange curacao (or triple sec) 0.5 oz. lemon juice 3 oz. passion fruit puree 2 oz. water 1 oz. dark rum 1-2 dashes Angostura

[@eatmusic16]

Hilarious, entertaining, and informative as always! Thanks Spike!

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Thanks!

[@sonnysoto8337]

Oh man what a great episode. I laughed, I cried then just kept laughing. Thanks guys!!!! Justin has to make more than 1 appearance a year.

[@juliegrey5280]

Such a great episode! The video short at the end was hilarious!

[@bobsmith5096]

Company called Perfect Purée out of Napa CA. Best purées in all of culinary world

[@WhoKnowsNose]

Tiki Tom's in Walnut Creek, Ca still serves the tropical itch with the backscratcher. I visited last year👍

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Amazing

[@Befree-protectyourrightsToday]

OMG! That was soooooo gooood! Thanks guys!

[@lauriepelayo296]

What a fun video. Love Justin. Great to see your annual drink episode!

[@MissTEO1]

Justin is my favorite guest. You both make a fun team. Maybe he can come back 2x a year??

[@jeffhaddox2239]

I came for theTiki and left missing Chicken Kitchen in Pollardville, I never went to the Islander restaurant before it was moved to replace the Chicken Kitchen restaurant that burned when I was in the Navy ,the Islander wasn’t nearly as big inside as the original restaurant. I just recently saw that the steam engine that sat outside the restaurant for years has been restored and will start running rides in Folsom Ca.

[@jameslopez6589]

That was a really funny episode!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidgulick6517]

Another great episode really look forward to your vids every week

[@kvon432k]

Awesome job once again… So funny to see Justin let loose and take time for himself to enjoy. Also can’t remember the last time I actually laughed so much through a video. Maybe Justin can have a cocktail twice a year !!! 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

😂🍹🍹

[@LunarWind59]

That's one of the weirder drinks you've featured, for sure. Hilarious episode though, and a great sales pitch for what looks to be a great book.

[@ManzaMediaTV]

I think we all can agree that ending vignette was just the best. Another great episode with Justin!

[@monotonehell]

One thing about Justin, when you work with him he ensures that's there's plenty of B-roll. 🙃😉

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Absolutely

[@chelsteachesyoga]

Hala Kahiki (1964) in Chicago serves an a absolutely delicious tropical itch! So balanced. Def not thick like you are saying….not sure what might be different…I was skeptical because of the bourbon but it turned out absolutely delicious. Come see more of us in the midwest!! We got some good tiki out here!

[@madamerebecca_]

I laughed so hard watching this episode. Absolutely love Justin and Randomland. You guys need to catch up more than once a year! Can’t wait for the next time he’s on.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

Hahaha... thank you so much. I'm hoping that he'll be back soon!

[@dougrs1983]

Such a funny episode! Love it as always, keep up the great work man. You should have him back for a tropical itch part 2 with better passion fruit purée and 4 oz rather than 8oz.

[@marissadiaz2343]

Best ending ever 😂 This episode was even better than the other one!

[@smokeytiki3185]

Really fun episode, Spike! You guys have really good chemistry. Either that, or it was the pre-show imbibing.

[@NorCalTim]

I had a gosh darn good time watching this vid!

[@redprepper2335]

So great!

[@johnw3953]

Hay Spike, Would love to see Bob Gurr on the show with you.... 🍹🍹

[@umigame33]

We got a Tropical Itch with a backscratcher at Duke's in Waikiki 3 years ago.

[@miksologia]

You know, I was never a fan of Elvis' song Blue Hawaii. Now I listened to it after watching this episode to the finish and the song sounded great! I never would have thought someone could make Elvis better.

[@outdoormanwheeler9753]

“You drink it and scratch your friends” 😂🤣💀

[@caivsivlivs]

JustinSmashed 😂and 39:00 nice that thing you do! shrimp shack reference hehe

[@lenalight3788]

Omg, dying! After second shot of purée you poured into glass, I kept screaming, no no stop, please 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. This made me lol, you guys are very entertaining 🗿🗿🗿 Btw, Finest call has saved our butts many times when we are in a pinch and have run out of homemade Orgeat, 😂

[@williamjohnson9374]

This was hilarious. I was curious about the comments to see what others say about purees because in the UK they have ODK which is not avail here. After some research it looks like Monin makes quite a few flavors and may be a higher quality but affordable option, I am set to order a few and curious if others have tried them. - Spike, trying to track down your breezeway cocktail recipe. Thanks!

[@stevenv7915]

The Tambu Lounge at Disney's Polynesian serves them with the backscratcher...or at least two years ago they did

[@jmgarcia61]

Tambu Lounge is a hidden gem. They also serve(d?) a mean Lapu Lapu.

[@cfunch]

awesome video as usual. I'm working on converting my home bar to a tiki bar (been something ive wanted to do for a few years). I'm very new to the tiki scene aside from just enjoying it so learning about the history is a big reason I come to your channel. Losing such amazing creators in the tiki space, can you give some advice on where else to go for quality tiki stuff (aside from estate sales etc) Thanks

[@ButterfliesandDaisys]

The first tiki drink I ever had was a Tropical Ittch in Waikiki at Duke's.

[@jonathanjones6657]

Ironically, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

That always blew my mind 😵‍💫

[@vickymay9222]

It wasn't irony. Dusty, admitted in an interview, back when they were a local Blues touring the southwest, that it was ironically intended to a "trademark/image for the band . Quite obviously worked . Cheers from SpoCanada for a Point Well Made/Taken.

[@ultimatemaitai]

Finest Call doesn’t have a great reputation but their Passionfruit purée is actually good. And can be an okay sub for Passionfruit syrup.

[@freedomman7899]

Yeah i'm late watching, but I go to the Stowaway in Tustin and that make an awesome tropical itch.

[@gregperks4617]

I have one of that same juicer, but silver. It works well for larger fruit.

[@ryankanefitzgerald]

LOL, dying... "you drink it, you scratch a beard."

[@codyburns4393]

I feel like if Randomland was a Disney style amusement park, the Breezeway would be the Enchanted Tiki Room. Awesome episode. Spike Marble and Justin Scarred crossover better than Marvel multiverse.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

🙌

[@whatsguccivespucci4379]

The best passion fruit purée you can get is the frozen slab of passion fruit purée from Goya at any Latin store. Zero sugar and it’s as pure as you can get without buying passion fruits.

[@SpaceWolfPainter]

*We used Finest Call and cut it with water. If you have regular passion fruit juice, you can use a full five ounces. That said, we recommend using the puree for a better consistency in the finished drink.

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

That makes more sense

[@kirksimpson517]

DCA's Carthay lounge bar uses Finest Call mixers! At least in their Bloody Mary's.

[@vanillabear451]

Goya Passion Fruit pulp! it's easy to find at Spanish or international markets

[@scootpdx5365]

Holy shit Spike, my sides hurt!!!

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

This was some Hope and Crosby level team up right here. Good show. How available is the book?

[@shakashoots5398]

I live in Waikiki; I don't know any bar that serves the backscratcher anymore.

[@robcschweitzer]

Once a year is not enough! 😂

[@billwood2346]

Girlfriend!!!!!! Yay

[@jt12blk]

Had a tropical itch in Lahaina back in 1992. Mostly because I really wanted a back scratcher. I liked the Mai Tais much better.

[@goozman101]

LOL at the ending slow mo. :)

[@billbrydon3725]

So wait, if Harry Yee was the first one to put an umbrella in a cocktail, did the umbrellas already exist? Did he have them made? I'm glad I already ordered my copy of the book.

[@sumyupee]

Yes.

[@chloedamone3014]

i get mine in the frozen fruit isle

[@miksologia]

Oh man, I dont have anything close to 151, the others I have. What to do (apart from buying one)?

[@rudycaruso4757]

Spike I have more bad news for you, the Kowloon in Massachusetts is also closing down. The children don't want to run the business so they are selling the land and may reopen a smaller restaurant within the condos that are being built. Massachusetts is now the code capital of the world. : |

[@BreezewayCocktailHour]

We discussed Kowloon in depth here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZXLoIyio9WsbbM

[@jjdawg9918]

Karma...I was literally drinking a tiki drink out of one of these mug before the video started. Made by OMC japan. A $1.50 at goodwill ;)

[@vickymay9222]

Tiki Stylee*****

[@grantgordon3629]

Goya or actually most Hispanic grocery stores

[@chriscurtis7254]

😂😂😂😂

[@wyldeslash2003]

a thick jet fuel drink and beard scratch in one. how much better can that drink get?

[@williamjohnson9374]

Yeah also, 8oz, yikes, woof

[@wyldeslash2003]

i hope those drinks are gluten free! justin's worst enemy!

[@TheByzR]

master carvers lol. come new zealand and see some real master carvers. blow your mind

[@matthagmann]

There