Tasting Notes Were not sure how the science works but cocktails just taste better out of a tiki mug. According to Hawaiian religion there were four gods who existed before the world was created: Lono K? and the twin brothers K?ne and Kanaloa. Kanaloa is a complex character. He and his brother K?ne are complementary powers a little like yin and yang. Many consider him the god of the underworld but he is also seen as an ocean god symbolised as a squid or octopus. So this ceramic tiki mug would be our go-to for raising a toast to the departed especially if the cocktail within is made with Kraken Rum or something at Navy strength. Tiki culture is built on escapism faux-Polynesian décor exotic cocktails beach vibes laidback attitude and a lot of South Pacific cultural appropriation. Its creation is attributed to the well-travelled and larger than life Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt (later to change his name to Donn Beach) who opened the first tiki bar in 1934 in Hollywood California. Called