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Tiki Mug – Otagiri Mercantile – Fu Manchu #4 – OMC Japan

Original price was: $219.99.Current price is: $199.99.

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Description

Manufacturer: OMC
Exclusive: OMC
Location: Japan
Design: OMC
Style: Tiki Mug
Theme: Fu Manchu
Limited Edition: N/A
Feature: Hand Glazed
Version: Red Lips
Year: 1966
Bum: Unmarked
Dim: 7 7/8″ x 3 1/8″
Weight: 12 ounces

The Tiki Hunter is a Lifestyle Brand. We feature Intoxicating Art Forms from some of the most talented artists on the tiki scene. Our specialty is providing limited-edition merchandise from the past and present in original vintage condition.

The Story

Otagiri Mercantile Company (OMC). The company was an importer of porcelain, stoneware and giftware in the San Francisco area for more than 46 years. The products were made in Japan and were imported for distribution and sold to high end Restaurants, Bars, Department Stores and Gift Shops worldwide. Otagiri products were handcrafted, hand painted and highly sought after.

The Drink

Doctor Funk – Well-known German doctor Bernard Funk was not only Robert Louis Stevenson’s physician and friend, but was also the alleged inventor of an early version of this drink during his many years serving as a doctor to the people of Apia, Samoa.

Black Pot Still Unaged Rum – 2 ¼ ounces
Herbsaint Liqueur – ¼ ounce
Fresh Lemon Juice – ½ ounce
Fresh Lime Juice – ½ ounce
SC Grenadine Syrup – ¼ ounce
SC Demerara Simple Syrup – ½ ounce
Seltzer – 1 ounce

Add all ingredients to a drink mixer with 12 ounces of crushed ice and 4 to 6 “agitator” cubes. Flash blend and open pour with gated finish into the Fu Manchu Mug. Garnish with a ti leaf or a pineapple frond.

Origin – Trader Vic’s, circa 1946
Source – Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum and the Cult of Tiki