Rum N Pineapple: A few photos of Black Orchid Club, week 3

Friday, November 20, 2009

A few photos of Black Orchid Club, week 3 - Rhapsody in Blue

Thanks, Crease Monkey, for the excellent photos!

Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
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A lovely photo of the sign outside Forbidden Island

Suzanne with her drinks and Fezillas
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Suzanne (me!) with 5 Rhapsody in Blue cocktails and Fezzilla

Week 3 of Black Orchid Club
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Rhapsody in Blue

Week 3 of Black Orchid Club
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Rhapsody in Blue, with card and fortune!

More details about week 3 coming up!

I'll see YOU at the Island!

--Suzanne

2 comments:

The Boy in the CreaseNovember 21, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Hey Suzanne:
Hope you like the pics... with the lighting, I'm not sure which photo better captures the hue of the drink.
I'll be there next Wednesday for Week 4, but then heading off to watch Sharks.
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ThePearloftheBlackOrchidNovember 22, 2009 at 6:34 PM
The photos are fantastic! Thanks a lot for sharing them. Lucky you, with tickets to see the Sharks! Should be a fun game vs Chicago. I'll see you on Wednesday!
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Suzanne Long

Head Mixologist and Bar Manager
Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
Alameda, CA 2009-2012

After a roadtrip around the United States tackling as many tiki establishments and motels with good looking signs as possible, Suzanne is thrilled to be back home in California, and behind the stick at Forbidden Island. With her innovative spin on mixology and her penchant for pairing drinking with games, Suzanne created and continues to run the Black Orchid Club, a multi-level card and location based game which features custom created new cocktails weekly, custom cocktail syrups, collectible cards, riddles, and prizes for clever imbibers. She is also the force behind Black Orchid Sessions, a unique cocktail experience available nowhere else in the world - custom libations created on the spot at your request, using all premium spirits and fresh juices. Suzanne has presented at CocktailCamp in Portland Oregon, Tiki Oasis in San Diego, CA, and at the Beverage Academy at Bourbon and Branch in San Francisco, and has adjudicated the Dole Cocktail Contest at Ohana, Luau at the Lake. Suzanne and her cocktails have been mentioned in the Oregonian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Alameda Magazine, the East Bay Express, The Island, Imbibe Magazine online, and Mutineer Magazine, and many others. Suzanne is a member in good standing of the United States Bartenders Guild and the Fraternal Order of Moai.

Awards Forbidden Island has won in her tenure as Head Mixologist and Bar Manager:

2011
“Best Overall Bar” -- San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay
http://www.sfbg.com/specials/best-bay-2011-readers-poll-food-and-drink
“Best Specialty Cocktails”-- SF Baylist
http://sf.cityvoter.com/best/speciailty-cocktails/nightlife/the-bay-area
"Top Ten Tiki Bars in North America" -- Imbibe Magazine
http://www.imbibemagazine.com/Best-Tiki-Bars
“Best Retro Cocktails” -- East Bay Express http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/best-retro-cocktails/BestOf?oid=2928464&keywords=
"Kickingest Cocktails" and "Bar With the Most Creative Bartenders" -- Alameda Magazine
http://www.alamedamagazine.com/media/Alameda-Magazine/July-August-2011/Alamedas-BEST-of-2011/
Alameda All At Once: http://www.sfbg.com/2011/06/08/alameda-all-once