Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
For more than 70 years, the **Bali Hai** has stood as one of America's greatest surviving tiki restaurants, overlooking San Diego Bay from Shelter Island. But beyond the famous 'juiceless' Mai Tais and breathtaking views lies one of tiki culture's strangest mysteries... **The Goof on the Roof.**
In this episode of Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour, we take you on a complete tour of this legendary Polynesian landmark, exploring its incredible collection of vintage tiki art, iconic cocktails, and fascinating history. Along the way, we uncover the surprising story behind the mysterious Goof, a giant figure that has watched over the restaurant for decades and whose true origin remains one of tiki's greatest unsolved mysteries.
From its beginnings as Christian's Hut to Tom Ham's transformation of the restaurant into the world famous Bali Hai, this is the story of a place that helped define the golden age of American tiki culture and continues to keep that spirit alive today.
If you love tiki bars, Polynesian Pop, mid century design, vintage cocktails, and the hidden history behind America's greatest tropical landmarks, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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For more than 70 years, the **Bali Hai** has stood as one of America's greatest surviving tiki restaurants, overlooking San Diego Bay from Shelter Island. But beyond the famous 'juiceless' Mai Tais and breathtaking views lies one of tiki culture's strangest mysteries... **The Goof on the Roof.**
In this episode of Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour, we take you on a complete tour of this legendary Polynesian landmark, exploring its incredible collection of vintage tiki art, iconic cocktails, and fascinating history. Along the way, we uncover the surprising story behind the mysterious Goof, a giant figure that has watched over the restaurant for decades and whose true origin remains one of tiki's greatest unsolved mysteries.
From its beginnings as Christian's Hut to Tom Ham's transformation of the restaurant into the world famous Bali Hai, this is the story of a place that helped define the golden age of American tiki culture and continues to keep that spirit alive today.
If you love tiki bars, Polynesian Pop, mid century design, vintage cocktails, and the hidden history behind America's greatest tropical landmarks, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
🍹 Subscribe for more tiki adventures, cocktail history, and behind the scenes tours of the world's greatest tropical destinations.
BUY Breezeway merch here: breezewaycocktailhour.com/collections/all
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![We Finally Have Our Own Barrel [Breezeway Barrel Recipe]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m07dt6a6V6A/mqdefault.jpg "We Finally Have Our Own Barrel [Breezeway Barrel Recipe]
The Breezeway has finally joined the ranks of so many legendary bars to its own barrel.
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To make the the drink in the video:
1oz Lime Juice
1oz Orange Juice
1/2oz Grapefruit Juice
1/2oz Passionola Syrup (sub passion fruit syrup)
3/4oz Honey Syrup
1/2oz Orgeat
1/4oz Falernum
2oz Hamilton Breezeway Blend
1oz Hamilton Demerara Rum
1oz Soda Water
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Pour ingredients into mixing tin saving the soda water for the last step. Mix on high with two scoops of pebble ice. Add the soda water to the Barrel. Pour unstrained into your Breezeway Barrel by Tiki Farm®.
Garnish with a purple orchid, a bunch of mint, and an orange slice oriented along the back wall of the mug. Place two pineapple leaves behind the slice.
Dust with powdered sugar.
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![Breezeway Blend Cocktail Contest Finals [Round 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m2vI2akaRHs/mqdefault.jpg "Breezeway Blend Cocktail Contest Finals [Round 3]
Back in February of 2024, we announced something exciting with the release of Hamilton’s Breezeway Blend Rum. With that came a challenge for the Breezetonians to create the ultimate cocktail using this rum.
By May, we kicked off a wild new experiment with live cocktail contests streamed right here on YouTube. Over ten episodes, we shook, stirred, and tasted more than thirty recipes that you all sent in. It was fun, unpredictable, and full of tiki energy.
Now it’s time for the finals. In this first episode, our finalists return to the Breezeway to face off in round one of the Breezeway Blend Cocktail Contest Finals.
Four special episodes will decide it all, and by the end, one of these creators will earn the title of Grand Champion and take home the vintage Breezeway trophy.
Grab a drink, settle in, and let’s kick off the finals.
#TikiCocktailsWithSpike #BreezewayBlend #HamiltonRum #TikiCocktails #CocktailContest
All of the recipes can be found at: www.breezewaycocktailhour.com
Video edited by Spike and Jared Show
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![Justin Scarred Makes The Captains Grog [from 1962]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mL5TZTt2l5c/mqdefault.jpg "Justin Scarred Makes The Captains Grog [from 1962]
Justin Scarred started carving tikis! In this episode, we made a cocktail featuring maple syrup from 1962 and take a look at some of his carvings.
To make the cocktail in this video:
½ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz grapefruit juice
½ oz maple syrup (grade A only)
½ oz falernum or Falernum #9
½ oz orange curaçao
1 oz soda water
3 drops vanilla extract
3 drops almond extract
¾ oz dark jamaican rum
¾ oz light rum
¾ oz gold puerto rican rum
Mix on high with crushed ice. Pour into a double fashioned glass.
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![Venturas New Tiki Bar [From Build to First Drink]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nPQosqy5PZ8/mqdefault.jpg "Venturas New Tiki Bar [From Build to First Drink]
In this episode, I head to Camarillo, CA in Ventura County to visit escapist bar builder Notch during the final stretch of his latest tiki bar build. Walls are still unfinished, details are coming together, and the vision is finally becoming real.
We tour the space while it is still very much a construction zone and talk with the builders bringing this bar to life. From the craftsmanship to the problem solving, this is a rare look at what it actually takes to build a modern tiki bar from the ground up.
Then, months later, we return.
The bar is finished, the doors are open for a soft opening, and the drinks are flowing. I taste every cocktail on the menu and see how the space feels now that it is alive and full of people.
From raw build to first pour, this episode captures the full journey of a brand new tiki bar coming into existence.
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