Volcano bowl

Volcano bowl

Volcano bowls are ceramic drinkware originally associated with mid-century American tiki bars and tropical-themed restaurants. Drinks served in volcano bowls are typically rum-based, mixed with tropical fruit juices and other liquors such as brandy, vodka, and triple 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 a topological similarity to a Bundt 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 of lava 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 trees, 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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