Designed after the iconic Gargoyles seen in the Haunted Mansion attraction at DisneyLand, the mug has two battery operated torches designed and produced by Grider.

From their advertising: "As the sun sets in New Orleans Square, creatures of the night emerge from the shadows. The mysterious 'Flying Foxes', known by the locals as the Souris-Chaude, haunt the trees of the Garden District. These delightfully dreaded creatures dart through the sky, driving the locals absolutely batty. Resting in the portrait gallery of a lonely old mansion, several strange stone Souris-Chaude Gargoyles light the way for visitors through deathly still air with their ever flickering candles."

Cocktails served with this edition were "The Look Alive Mai Tai" and the zero proof "Ghoulish Delight":

"The Look Alive Mai Tai" (Plantation Dark Rum, BACARDI Superior White Rum, Bols Blackberry Brandy, Passion Fruit-Orange-Guava Juice, Orgeat (Almond), Falernum, and lime juice).

"Ghoulish Delight" (Lyre’s Agave Reserva Spirit with Passion Fruit, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, agave, and soda water).

Compared to the other gray version of this design created for Club 33, this version has a bit more of a black wipe and the Grider torches are a bit more of a reddish bronze as opposed to the Club 33 torches which were a more golden brass. Of course, the bottom markings make it clear which is which.

This is the first edition for the Grog Grotto, although it was the fifth color-way of this design produced (including Club 33 and Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar in Anaheim).

This year for The Honu’s 7th Anniversary Tiki Mug we decided to pay homage to our amazing town Dunedin, Florida and show some of our history in this handmade mug by John Mulder @Eekum Bookum made close by in St. Petersburg Florida. Every good tiki bar has a signature coconut mug, well, The Honu has an orange instead. Here is the history of that orange…

The history of the Dunedin Orange started when oranges trees filled the town. Dunedin's oranges are deeply rooted in the town's citrus packing history dating back to the 1880’s.

Much of Dunedin was covered in orange groves at the turn of the 20th Century. In 1883, two Wisconsin men met in Florida after moving to the area to pursue business opportunities. Lee Bronson Skinner and A.L. Duncan invested in Dunedin's orange groves. Ultimately, Skinner bought Duncan's grove and became the leading citrus producer in the industry.In 1945, L.B Skinner, one of the local industry’s champions, built the current facility after his previous operation was destroyed in a fire. But over the years, Dunedin’s groves were paved for urban development.

For years, orange juice containers sold at McDonald’s restaurants across the country came with the label “Made in Dunedin, FL.” When Coca-Cola Foods took over the plant in 1988 from H.P. Hood Inc., the conglomerate’s juice production continued the city’s citrus legacy, long after the groves that shaped Dunedin had disappeared.

On April 13th, 2009, Dunedin residents woke up to a pleasant surprise. The town had been mysteriously painted orange in the middle of the night! The murals replicated the logos on vintage orange crates.

It was soon revealed that local artists Steve Spathelf and Marsha Goins had stealthily painted oranges on storefronts around town in the wee hours of the morning. According to an interview Spathelf did with the City of Dunedin, the decision to paint oranges around town came to him after a change in the industry left him concerned about the future of his career.

Steven thought, 'Well I'll paint public murals' and I thought a good theme would be the old orange crate labels of which Dunedin is known for ... Everyone thought it was a good idea but no one wanted to pay for it, so I grew kind of frustrated and decided, 'Well I'm just gonna paint oranges in the middle of the night like they fell off a truck or something all over town.”

That night Spathelf, also known as "The Orange Guy," and Goins painted seven locations with the now infamous Dunedin oranges. People became infatuated with finding each one throughout the town, and it quickly gained media attention. Instead of getting in trouble for vandalizing private property, business owners began putting up signs requesting their very own orange murals!

Since that infamous night, Dunedin oranges have become a hot commodity and hundreds can be found around town. The Chamber of Commerce honored Spathelf's and Goins' act of rebellion by creating an organization to promote public art, which is funded by the town's annual Orange Festival.

Today, in addition to storefronts you can find these masterpieces on residential homes, postcards, t-shirts, and just about anywhere else you can think of! The Dunedin Orange has been a staple piece of artwork in our town. Today there are over 1000 Oranges painted throughout the town. After asking Steven while he was sitting here at The Honu eating dinner what his total number of oranges was he stated “After 1000 I stopped counting.”

We invite you to take a piece of our quaint town home with you…The mug features many items that represent the town and The Honu.

First, the obvious orange and the turtle that represents The Honu Restaurant and Bar. Plus, the feet on the turtle were made to represent beer hops. This signifies the 8 breweries located within the town. Even the oldest brewery in Florida is located in Dunedin, ‘The Dunedin Brewery.’ Finally, the turtle is wearing a lei which represents in Hawaiian culture friendship, love or to celebrate or honor someone. It symbolizes the spirit behind the aloha and the way this greeting draws you in and makes you feel welcome. We hope this mug can bring a little Aloha into everyone's lives and celebrate not only The Honu’s 7th Anniversary but the love for our town Dunedin and its amazing charm, culture and citizens.

The brown version of this ashtray can be seen in Sven Kirsten's The Book of Tiki on top of page 184.

It is a rounded rectangle with bamboo texture and a tiki head on front, labeled for Daytona's Hawaiian Inn.

This is the green version.

This ashtray can be seen in Sven Kirsten's The Book of Tiki on top of page 184.

It is a rounded rectangle with bamboo texture and a tiki head on front, labeled for Daytona's Hawaiian Inn.

There is also a green version.

This golden yellow mug features gecko lizards and is marked for Beachbum Berry and REÀL, which Berry was a spokesperson for at the time.

These actually premiered March 14th, 2019 at a special Rum Event at la Casita de Rones in Puerto Rico and were given to attendees where Beachbum Berry gave a presentation. Later, remaining mugs were sold for $60 at the Mai Kai Hukilau June 5th, 2020 event.

From The Black Lagoon Room:

"You find yourself hopelessly lost in the deepest, darkest jungle when you begin to faintly smell something familiar… burning wood and ash… and something… cooking.

It’s too far off to tell what it is exactly… it could be something delicious, or it could be something else. You tell your hunger to stop rumbling and your mouth to stop watering until you know exactly… WHAT’S COOKIN’?

Introducing the latest release from The Black Lagoon Room, WHAT’S COOKIN’? our big ol' spooky skull-shaped cauldron with something indeterminate oozing over the sides!

This listing is for our 'Creepy Kettle Gray' colorway!

These HEFTY deluxe mugs measure 5 inches tall (without the base) feature a movable decorative metal pot handle, a 2-piece cast resin log coaster, one shiny gold tooth, and hold up to 36oz of your favorite potent potion (or a hearty helping of people stew!)

Each mug comes securely packed with:

-Cast resin log coaster with removable cork insert -Exclusive 'What’s Cookin’?' enamel pin -Exclusive Black Lagoon Room merit badge -Exclusive vinyl sticker -'To Serve Man' cook book recipe card -Skeleton arm cocktail skewer -Pot stirrer swizzle stick -Black Lagoon Room logo swizzle stick

…and more! WHEW! That’s a whole lotta fun packed into one box!

Each color way is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide.

Designed by Pete Klockau at The Black Lagoon Room"

From The Black Lagoon Room:

"You find yourself hopelessly lost in the deepest, darkest jungle when you begin to faintly smell something familiar… burning wood and ash… and something… cooking.

It’s too far off to tell what it is exactly… it could be something delicious, or it could be something else. You tell your hunger to stop rumbling and your mouth to stop watering until you know exactly… WHAT’S COOKIN’?

Introducing the latest release from The Black Lagoon Room, WHAT’S COOKIN’? our big ol' spooky skull-shaped cauldron with something indeterminate oozing over the sides!

This listing is for our 'Bone Shakin' White' colorway!

These HEFTY deluxe mugs measure 5 inches tall (without the base) feature a movable decorative metal pot handle, a 2-piece cast resin log coaster, one shiny gold tooth, and hold up to 36oz of your favorite potent potion (or a hearty helping of people stew!)

Each mug comes securely packed with:

-Cast resin log coaster with removable cork insert -Exclusive 'What’s Cookin’?' enamel pin -Exclusive Black Lagoon Room merit badge -Exclusive vinyl sticker -'To Serve Man' cook book recipe card -Skeleton arm cocktail skewer -Pot stirrer swizzle stick -Black Lagoon Room logo swizzle stick

…and more! WHEW! That’s a whole lotta fun packed into one box!

Each color way is limited to just 250 pieces worldwide.

Designed by Pete Klockau at The Black Lagoon Room"

This is a large ashtray by Lokena Pottery Company (Don Payton). It has a verdigris bluish green exterior and a metallic gold interior. The exterior is ringed with a repeating image of a tiki/Menehune idol on display at the Bishop Museum.

The tikis/menehunes have no neck and a hunched over appearance. Each has a round head and a Tangaroan style mouth. Each also has nipples and a belly-button indentation. The original idol that inspired this design was found on Mokumanamana, one of the northwestern Hawaiian islands. Though the spiritual significance of the idol is unknown, Mokumanamana was the last known refuge of the Menehune, according to the legends of Kaua'i.

The bottom of this ashtray sits up on six raised round "feet" much like kava bowls.

This mug is patterned after The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -- an 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. Turns out that the good doctor has invented a transforming serum that allows him to become the debased and monstrous Hyde for periods of time.

This mug shows both personas (Jekyll and Hyde) split down the middle and holding a beaker of the serum. He/they wears a blue coat and top hat.

From Biggs Tiki:

"Transform yourself from human to beast with this limited, hand made tiki mug by Mike Biggs.

• Only 50 made in this color way.

• Hand signed and numbered

• Holds 32oz of liquid

• Stands 6 3/4 inches tall

• Comes with a tiki recipe and sticker"

This ceramic fish has an open mouth and interior. The top fin serves as a handle. Marked for "Shipwreck Kelly's" on one side and "Waikiki" on the other. Some marked "SSS" on bottom for Sunset Shore Studio.

This is a riff on the classic Tiki Bob design, showing an earlier more primitive stage of his evolution. Created for the Tonga Hut Art Show 2011.

This is a brown shrunken monkey head with stitches on eyes and mouth and a red fez marked for Deadhead Rum.

From Deadhead Rum:

"The Deadhead Monkey Mug was designed by sculptor Odd Rodney as merch for Deadhead Dark Chocolate Rum. It’s a dead ringer for the brand’s iconic shrunken monkey head bottle (also sculpted by Odd Rodney) and it’s wearing a fez! The back of the fez features an opening to sip your favorite libation from.

Five years in the making — no seriously it took 5 years for this mug to be made. Originally designed in 2018 but, by reasons of force majeure, it was produced in 2023 by Tiki Farm in Tlaquepaque, Mexico an artisan village known for its ceramics and pottery. Forged from high quality, high temperature fired ceramic, each mug is hand made, hand cast, and then individually hand glazed resulting in a small variance in glaze color which makes each mug unique. The Deadhead Monkey Mug measures 5 3/4 inches in height and holds 16 ounces of ice-cold tropical deliciousness.

Limited amount of mugs are available for sale as of February 13, 2023 and will ship out in about a week. Special one-of-a-kind, custom deluxe glaze mugs will be available from Odd Rodney. Please contact him directly at [email protected] for these.

Markings:

'Deadhead Rum' logo on front

'Odd Rodney' on bottom

'Tiki Farm' on bottom"