Greetings all; Florida update. You can find Enchanted Isle on the Shelf at Luekens Liquors in the town of Dunedin Florida. Right next door to Clearwater!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Greetings all; Florida update. You can find Enchanted Isle on the Shelf at Luekens Liquors in the town of Dunedin Florida. Right next door to Clearwater!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Binny’s Beverage Depot will ship direct to you, it is simple and easy.
Telephone: 888–942-9463
E-mail: John@binnys.com or Brett@binnys.com
For those of you out there who have recently discovered Tahiti, welcome, for those long time travelers out there always feel free to send us your Tahiti stories and experiences. We love to hear from our friends around the country.
All the best to everyone, Maruru
Matt
Heiva In San Diego!!!!! It’s a big Tahitian party.
This will be held on August 10th and 11th in San Diego at the San Diego Concourse; also know as Golden Hall. Visit their website at heivasandiego.com.
This is an annual event-can’t make it this year, plan for next year!!!!!!! See ya there
Hello everybody; I don’t know what’s going on or why but for some reason I’m getting bombarded with requests for product from the Los Angeles area.
Is there anybody out there that can tell me why the sudden burst of requests from LA?
Hello everybody; good news!!!!!!!!!!. Enchanted Isle has arrived in Florida. We will keep you up to speed as to locations where this wonderful elixir can be found. If you have any questions please contact us.
Greetings one and all;
In just a few days we will be in Arizona. You will find us on the shelf at Bevmo. I am told by our distributor that there will be other stores and night spots coming online soon as well. As this occurs we will post them here.
Please keep in touch with us, let us know what is on your mind.
Best,
Matt
Greetings to all and to all in the heartland …
As many of you know Enchanted Isle is on the shelf at most Binny’s locations now. If you wish to order, the Internet hub is at the South Loop store. Call them 888–942-9463 or e-mail: brett@binnys.com. For further info check out Binny’s Beverage Depot online.
The locations where Enchanted Isle is on the shelf:
Skokie-Buffalo Grove-Des Plaines-Orland Park-Elmwood Park-Willowbrook– 3000 N. Clark-Naperville-Grand Ave-Schaumburg-Niles-St. Charles South Loop-Plainfield-Marcey St-Downers Grove-Bollingbrook-Bloomingdale-Arlington Hts-Champaign and Bloomington.
For all of you folks in the Midwest and on the North Coast we are now at Binny’s in Chicago!!!
Binny’s has a lot of locations and we are not on the shelf at every one. You may need to call and find out which stores are stocking. In the meantime I have requested a list of stocking stores. Please keep in touch with us via the website, we love to hear from our friends from all around the country.
All the best to you,
Matt
Greetings fellow Tahiti travelers and those who wish to. 
It is no mystery that I travel between California and Tahiti fairly frequently; I’m often asked how I go about it. Today I thought I would share a few of my secrets with you.
It is well-known that traveling to Tahiti is not inexpensive. My idea of a good time is not proving to the world how much money I can spend; I want to travel more often and stay longer, that is the goal.
My booking agent is the company “Tahiti Discount Travel” and the proprietor is Ms.Geri Miller. She has been doing this for many years and knows all the ins and outs of travel in Tahiti. Most of the time I will stay on the island of Moorea; I stay at the hotel “Club Bali Hai”. The Club Bali Hai is located on Cook’s Bay in the center of the action on the island of Moorea. This is where the shopping, markets and restaurants are located. Should you desire finer accommodations, the Moorea Pearl is just a few miles away. The Pearl is also located in the shopping and restaurant district of the island. The Bali Hai has a small restaurant for breakfast and lunch but most of the rooms have cooking facilities and a small refrigerator. Most often I stock up at one of the local markets and make a lot of my meals in the room.
I recommend the redeye out of Los Angeles. This flight leaves at about 11:00PM. You will land in Papeete at dawn. I then use the air service, as opposed to the less expensive ferry, because I will be in the hotel lobby about 7:30 in the morning. By doing this I can usually catch the eight o’clock scuba dive. When I depart I will again use the 11 PM flight leaving Papeete, with this flight I do not need to leave the hotel till about 6 PM. Using these flights I gain two full days on the ground.
Give Geri a call, you will find her more than helpful;
Telephone: 949–250-9122
Email: tahitidiscount@sbcglobal.net
www.tahiti-discounttravel.com
Greetings everybody;
I know that it is been a while but now we have some extra great news to relate!
For the last year folks from around the country have been calling and asking if we could ship direct. I’ve always had my reservations as many who sell products online are behaving illegally. But we have found a company that is safe and secure as well is very professional. As a result of this I’m happy to announce that we can now send Enchanted Isle direct to your door.
We at Motu are working with our friends at Dean & DeLuca in St. Helena California to expedite your orders. To place an order all you need do is call Dean & DeLuca at 707–967-9980 x 4106 and ask for Lee Reinsimar (you may also reach Lee via e-mail: lee.reinsimar@deandeluca.com).
For those of you out there who have recently discovered Tahiti, welcome, for those long time travelers out there always feel free to send us your Tahiti stories and experiences. We love to hear from our friends around the country.
All the best to everyone, Maruru
Matt
Matthew of Motu .… . your leading (we prefer “fearlessly leading”) Tahiti-ologist
Greetings from the offices of Motu and Matthew — your leading “Tahiti-ologist”:
I am asked this question frequently, so now it is time to put it down in writing.
What Enchanted Isle is and is not:
Enchanted Isle is not a rum punch. For something to be a rum punch it would have to include Rum, Enchanted Isle has no Rum in it; we use cane spirit.
What is cane spirit you may ask? The best way to answer this is to explain how rum is made. Rum begins by fermenting a simple carbohydrate, sugar or molasses. The fermented product is then passed through a distiller or a filter element. With one pass you will have a product that is 80 proof. The flavor of rum is the result of the impurities that are left in it after a single distillation pass.
To manufacture cane spirit a fermented sugar must be passed through distillation a minimum of four times and usually five. This will eliminate all of the flavors that we associate with Rum. Our government definition of this process is that when a fermented sugar product is fermented repeatedly and is above 190 proof the term for it is cane spirit. Cane spirit imparts none of the flavors of rum as the impurities have been filtered out due to multiple distillations.
Enchanted Isle uses cane spirit in a form known as” eau de vie”. Eau de vie indicates a standard and a process. To manufacture eau de vie one must start with the finest ingredients possible and use a true distillation process. In our case we use 26 foot tall copper alembic towers. The standard for eau de vie is similar to the Germanic standards for the brewing of beer or the Russian standard for the manufacture of vodka.
This approach is very costly, however; for you our customers Enchanted Isle does not impart the flavor of rum and therefore becomes a great base for cocktails, mimosas, bellinis; or really, anything that your heart desires. If you have any questions or comments please leave them with us and I will do my best to get back to you.
Cheers,
Matt
And this Sunday at 1PM we’ll be giving away free shots of Enchanted Isle at the Healdsburg Bar & Grill. So grab some friends and stop by HBG to enjoy Enchanted Isle (aka: Tahiti Drink).
Healdsburg Bar & Grill
245 Healdsburg Ave
Healdsburg, CA 95448
707–433-3333
To go HBG’s site for info and directions … CLICK HERE.
See you Sunday!
This Friday at 4PM we’ll be giving out free shots of Enchanted Isle at the Lighthouse Bar & Grill. Start June off right! Come down and enjoy our amazing Tahitian Liquor!
Lighthouse Bar & Grill
Rafael Town Center
1016 Court Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
CLICK HERE for Lighthouse site & directions
We’ve just added a bunch of new recipes that you should check out.
Mimosa Headquarters, Matthew’s Kitchen, and a new Bloody Bob’s creation all ready to go.
Enjoy!
Hello everybody,
Greetings from California and Tahiti!
At long last, the State of Colorado has completed its shores and we’re cleared to land. So now it is only a matter of when we can get the truck out from Colorado to pick up Enchanted Isle.
As this unfolds we intend to publish restaurants, bars and retail outlets that have the product. For those of you further to the east, we should have some good news for you before too long.
Cheers
Hello Everybody:
Just for fun I thought I would share this with everybody.
Last night I received a phone call from a gentleman who had heard about us on the Internet. He placed a phone call to Dean & DeLuca and was told that indeed they have Enchanted Isle, which is Tahiti Drink’s name in the US. He drove up from central California to buy it. Then he went to the website found my phone number and gave me a call. He went on and on about how ecstatic he was that finally, after all this time, Tahiti Drink was here. He thanked me profusely and in return I thanked him for his support.
Cheers!
Hello one and all: 
Enchanted Isle is now being served at The Lighthouse Bar and Grill. Your host, Kenneth, says to come on down and enjoy the great dining, music and events as well as their patio in downtown San Rafael. You will find them at: 1016 City Plaza (Court Street between 4th and 5th) San Rafael CA.
Call: 415–721-7700
Or go to lighthouse-restaurants.com
Cheers,
Matt
Greetings everybody, 
Finally it is time for some good news!
You can now find Enchanted Isle (Tahiti Drink) on the shelves at the Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa and Dean & DeLuca in St. Helena, both in California.
For those of you in California (or if you have friends in California who might “forward” a shipment to you) Dean & DeLuca will ship to any location in the state. Just call Lee at Dean & Deluca at 707–967-9980 ext 4106 and ask about “Enchanted Isle”. He’ll get the wheels in motion for you.
Details for both merchants can be found on our “Where to Buy” page (see: http://enchantedisleusa.com/locations). As we ship to additional merchants we’ll add their names to this page as well. We’ll also send out Twitter messages and post to our Facebook page as well.
For those outside the state of CA, maybe it’s time to visit friends here and order a shipment to meet you at their place. For anyone who can get to Healdsburg CA (“downtown” Wine Country USA) you’ll find Enchanted Isle at Healdsburg Bar and Grill (aka: HBG).
And last but not least, for those of you who have been calling and e-mailing about the Vanilla Creme liqueur, which is called “Vahine Creme”, we have good news for you. The paperwork required for federal approval to allow import in the USA has been submitted. Many of you have e-mailed and said that you have been trying to find this product in the USA for years, your wait will soon be over. More information coming soon.
All the best to each of you and thanks again for your patience and interest in Enchanted Isle.
Matt
Check us out on our brand new Facebook and Twitter sites. We’ll be using both accounts to announce new locations where you can find Enchanted Isle as well as some other surprises that we hope will be fun for everyone. You can find us by searching for “Enchanted Isle” or at:
Matt
Hello everybody,
We found a rather well-written article about our ‘Tahiti Drink’ producting friends at Manutea Tahiti, S.A. from a fellow Tahiti traveler over in London. We decided to go ahead and share this one with you.
Click here to view this article ‘Juice Technology from French Polynesia’ in Engineering and Technology Magazine.
Matt
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