- Volcano bowl
Volcano bowls are ceramic drinkware originally associated with mid-century American
tiki bar s and tropical-themed restaurants. Drinks served in volcano bowls are typicallyrum -based, mixed with tropical fruit juices and other liquors such asbrandy ,vodka , andtriple sec , and garnished with fruit. The Flaming Volcano cocktail is especially associated with this drinkware.Volcano bowls typically have a large capacity of 32 oz. or more, and are used to serve a communal beverage to a group of two or more friends who share the drink, often sipping simultaneously from the bowl through long, colorful straws. Volcano bowls are designed with a rising central hub feature formed and painted to resemble a crude
volcano cone, giving the vessel atopological similarity to aBundt pan . [cite web|title=The Hottest Cocktail in Washington|author=Fritz Hahn |url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2005/05/the_hottest_cocktail_in_washin.html
accessdate=2008-05-19|publisher=washingtonpost.com] The central cone, in turn, is topped by a pit or "crater" which is intended to be filled with overproof rum or other flammable high-alcohol liquor. This "crater" liquor is ignited just before service, creating a festive, mildly volcanic ambience with its central blue flame. Meanwhile, the drink surrounds the "volcano cone" in a ring-shaped moat, like a pool oflava or an ocean surrounding a volcanic island.The exterior surfaces of volcano bowls are usually decorated with painted or glazed-on tropical-themed images, such as
hula dancers,palm tree s, and island landscapes.References
External Links
* [http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=4231&forum=5 Discussion of volcano bowl usage practices at tikiroom.com]
* [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/40050253_4e73b6f73f.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalboz17/40050253/in/set-72157600096680454/&h=500&w=375&sz=52&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=_FM_iU29DkeBMM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvolcano%2Bbowl%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7GGLR%26sa%3DN Photo of a volcano bowl about to erupt]
* [http://www.tincanmailman.net/000_0007_edited2.jpgPhoto of a volcano bowl, showing typical design and decoration]
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