Kapu Cove: A Tiki Pop-Up | Vol. I

THE LEGEND

Captain Makaio Kane was a rebellious sailor with no interest in being told where to drop anchor. A storm off the Big Island made that decision for him. He washed into a hidden cove at the foot of a volcano, found an abandoned hut, and inside it a journal of recipes left by someone who understood that the island gives and the island takes.

Honor the cove and you drink well. Defy it and you answer to Pele.

For one night, the cove surfaces in Uptown Charlotte.

THE NIGHT

Tuesday, October 20. Doors at 6:00 PM, last call at 9:00 PM. The Revel Room, corner of E 6th and N Davidson.

We are turning a modern Uptown event space into a volcanic cove: low light, layered greenery, carved masks, and a bar dressed as Makaio's shrine. Exotica, surf and vintage Hawaiian playing all night.

THE DRINKS

An eight-cocktail menu built from the Beachbum Berry canon and made properly, with house-made orgeat, falernum and passion fruit syrup, and rums sourced specifically for this night. The Revel Room's bartenders are pouring from our recipes with your host, Tiki Nomad, working the bar alongside them.

Pele's Wrath, our signature. A passion fruit Mai Tai with aged Jamaican and Martinique rhum agricole, served over crushed ice.

Navy Grog, with a hand-carved ice cone.

Jet Pilot, the spiced overproof showpiece.

Port Light, bourbon, honey and passion fruit.

Hawaiian Sunset, light and easy.

Painkiller, with a zero-proof version poured all night.

House Orgeat Cooler, zero-proof and built on our own almond orgeat.

Two of the eight are alcohol-free by design, so nobody is stuck with a soda.

AND TWO YOU WILL NOT FIND ON THE MENU

Two more drinks exist. They are not printed anywhere, they will not be announced, and the only way to get one is to walk up and ask the bar what is not on the list. Makaio held things back from the journal too.

YOUR TICKET

GENERAL ADMISSION includes your welcome Pele's Wrath and the Mai Tai glass it is served in, which is yours to take home. Cash bar open all night for the rest of the menu.

VIP includes your welcome Pele's Wrath served in a collectible Kapu Cove ceramic tiki mug that you keep, plus reserved seating for the evening. 15 available.

Light bites will be out through the night. Come fed if you are hungry, this is not dinner.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

21 and over. Valid ID required at the door, no exceptions.

Cash bar for all drinks beyond your included welcome cocktail. Cards accepted.

Tickets are non-refundable but fully transferable. Details in the FAQ below.

Public parking is directly across E 6th Street.

Tiki attire encouraged and rewarded. There is a prize.

This is a standing, mingling event. VIP is the only reserved seating.

Nut allergy heads up: our orgeat is made from almonds and appears in several drinks.

YOUR HOST

The evening is hosted by TIKI NOMAD, behind the bar all night making the signatures and telling you more about the cove than you probably want to know.

Kapu Cove is a Charlotte tiki project working toward a permanent home. Vol. I is where it starts. Come be in the first room.