2014 Rum Tiki 
Imbibe Magazine
JUNE 9, 2025
It’s a vibrant, close-knit scene fueled by an influx of young talent,” says Chris Coy, co-owner and operator with Ed Rudisell of beloved tiki destination The Inferno Room. But the drinks—and 300-plus-bottle rum collection—aren’t the only draw. I would say that we have nowhere to go but up.”
Imbibe Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
In 2014, he was hailed as the city’s Best Bartender by the Phoenix New Times , which described him as “an encyclopedia of booze know-how… witty, jovial, and entirely professional—everything you could want from a bartender.” In 2008, he was bestowed the “reader’s choice” award for best bartender by the Chicago Reader.
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VinePair
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.
VinePair
APRIL 22, 2024
When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. In 2014, he published his first book, “ Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits ,” and later met Bill Isler and Matthias Heger while delivering a talk on the work.
Imbibe Magazine
APRIL 2, 2025
In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra fled rabid fans to unwind with his favorite tiki drink, the Navy Grog , in a private room at the same Beachcombers. Visibly offended by my impertinence, they barked, Rum and fruit juice! Observing, interviewing, and just plain pestering more veteran tiki bartenders eventually solved the riddle.
Drinkhacker
MAY 12, 2025
We love La Maison & Veilier’s Flag Series of rums — denoted by the flag of the nationality of the distiller that appears on each label — to the point where a Guyana rum in the series was named our top rum of 2023. Rum in Cambodia? LM&V Flag Series Fiji 2012 Review Single cask #F12FPBP01.
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