Craig ‘Colonel Tiki’ Hermann has been a creative producer involved in the Polynesian Pop (Tiki) revival for over 20 years. He has been the IT director and member of the Oregon Bartender’s Guild, a member of the United States Bartenders Guild, and founding member of the Cocktail & Spirits Online Writers Group. He was also a founding member of Northwest Tiki, LLC — an organization that supported and spread Polynesian Pop enthusiasm and community throughout the Pacific Northwest. Through NW Tiki, Craig co-founded and developed Tiki Kon the original home-bar tour Tiki weekender event and is amongst the oldest annual Polynesian Pop Revival events. In 2012, Craig passed the Tiki Kon torch to Sandy Bottom Productions and remains a creative and supportive influence for the event.
Craig is available for consultation on a variety of Tiki adjacent areas such as event production, drink program creation, custom cocktails and mixology, home bar construction, tiki décor imagineering and production, and education in speaking events, seminars, or instructive materials.
