Chicago
poured into one, including dark
(and deadly) rum, freshly-squeezed juices, and an insane tiki mug.
At
Three Dots and A Dash, tiki drinks light up the retro Polynesian-island lounge beneath Chicago’s buzzy Clark Street. Literal flaming tiki drinks, crafted with one or more of its 200+ bottled rums, are served in mortal mugs customized for the tropical bar’s Signature Series
(of collectible glassware). The limited-edition Fijian Mermaid tiki mug – in cobalt blue and teal colors – was chiseled by Tiki Farm and sits for sale, at $60.00, in the online “Mug Shop.”
Story told is The Fijian Mermaid
(sometimes referred to as Feejee or Fiji Mermaid) was a hoax promoted by P.T. Barnum in the 1840s as a sideshow gaff. The odd-looking creature was presented to spectators as a mummified “half-mammal, half-fish” wonder, but in reality, it was the torso of a monkey sewn to the tail of a fish… and is typically full of spirit.