Tonga Hut 60th Anniversary Mug - Staff Edition - Turquoise Blue
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This is a mug shaped like a tall, elongated, turquoise blue Moai head with a white face. It is two-tone with most of the head, and the nose, glazed in turquoise blue. The face is white. The sides have special holders for custom tiki torch shaped swizzle sticks (green and purple).
Designed by SHAG, sculpted by Patrick Vassar, and manufactured by Eekum Bookum. The mug was created to celebrate the Tonga Hut's 60th anniversary and the blue version was given to staff only. An orange version was sold to the general public.
It came with a drink card for the "Fire Bird" cocktail (a riff on the Jungle Bird), by Marie King, using Rum Fire Jamaican rum, Coruba dark rum, Campari, Cynar, simple syrup, lime juice, and pineapple juice.
Production
- Designer
- SHAG
- Manufacturers
- Eekum Bookum, Patrick Vassar
- Producer
- Tonga Hut - North Hollywood
- Count
- 33
Release
- Date
- 18 Nov 2018
- Notes
- *Issued to staff only.
Physical Characteristics
- Material
- Ceramic
- Shape
- Tiki
- Colour
- Blue
- Dimensions
- 9"H
- Imagery
- Moai
- Marking
- “60 Years Tonga Hut North Hollywood Shag” on back and “Eekum Bookum SPFL USA PV” on bottom with edition number.
- Notes
- turquoise blue glaze
