15 must-see Southern California Tiki bars for umbrella drinks and island vibes Faux Polynesian cocktail lounges have been part of our cultural landscape since the 1950s.

For some inspiration, here are 10 twists on the typical tiki drink. Because you needed an excuse to bring out those tiny parasols.

The first cocktail to get an umbrella was the tapa punch, in 1959, according to an article written by journalist Rick Carroll in 1998. So why were those little umbrellas hanging around?

Browse here. Orgeat is fundamental to tiki, says Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, author of multiple tiki cocktail books, who recently opened Latitude 29, his tiki bar in New Orleans.

O Tiki gods! Bless these Mai Tais, Pineapple Passions, Blue Hawaiis! May their flaming 151-proof rum never be doused, their flower garnishes never wilt, their tiny umbrellas never close! And bless ...

Follow along on a tiki cocktail umbrella's journey. They can be found anywhere people poke straws into alcohol-filled coconuts: piña coladas, Blue Hawaiis, Scorpions and Zombies.