Mai Kai Calendar a Day #21
Hmmm, there’s just something about Jean, Miss July 1963 that I really love. Not sure what… Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL Sponsored by Tiki Daze – The only damn calendar Read More …
Tag: cocktails
Mai Kai Calendar a Day #19
Nice Rarotangan tiki there Andre! Miss May 1963. Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL Sponsored by Tiki Daze – The only damn calendar that matters!
Mai Kai Calendar a Day #18
Mimi is Miss April 1963. Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL Sponsored by Tiki Daze – The only damn calendar that matters!
Mai Kai Calendar a Day #17
Miss March is Mireille, better known these days as Mrs. Thornton, owner of the Mai Kai. I love this image. Very fun, and I love to see the cannibal tiki Read More …
Simple Syrup? Screw That Sh@t! Inverted Sugar!
So you have a bottle of simple syrup, also called sugar syrup, and it has a bottom covered in crystalized sugar. It happens. But must it happen? Or at least, Read More …
Mai Kai Calendar a Day #16
Ah the Mystery Girl, Dondi. Dig that bowl! Miss February 1963 Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL Sponsored by Tiki Daze – The only damn calendar that matters!
Mai Kai Calendar a Day #15
I meant to share these in chronological order, but somehow I messed up. So, now we start the 1963 Mai Kai calendar. Donna is Miss January 1963. That Old Black Read More …
Crushed Ice Made Easy: Redux
I brought up getting bags of crushed ice before in preparation for a luau. Crushed ice is as much a part of a proper tropical cocktail as fresh mint and Read More …
Who Invented the Mystery Drink? – Answered!
I have always believed that the Mystery Drink was created at the Mai Kai and copied by the Kahiki. I had wondered why my early Mai Kai drink menu copyrighted Read More …
Mai Kai Okole Maluna Club Menu
I got this little menu on Ebay a while ago. I thought it was maybe just a mini ordering menu, perhaps for a luau or small event. This weekend at Read More …
Basement Kahuna Recipes on the Grogalizer
I have not gotten Basement Kahuna to post here yet, but he has agreed to let me be the first to publish his cocktail recipes. Besides his great carving skills, Read More …
Vintage Hawaii Slide of the Week #1 – For the Mixologists
Just your typical scene of Hawai in 1964. Men in suits and skinny ties and ladies in dresses. Waiting for dinner outside the Hilton Hawaiian Village Luau. Maybe Alfred Apaka Read More …
The Bum Link
I had the good pleasure to meet Beachbum Berry at Hukilau. Heard his discussion on drinks and drink making. Talked drinks with him and even talked drinks at the Mai Read More …
OXO Mini Measuring Cup
Ms Swanky got me the larger cup version of this item for Christmas. It is made so that you can read the measurements from the top, rather than having to Read More …
Grogalizer – Tiki Drink Mixer’s Best Friend
That, and a gift card to the liquor store… I created the Grogalizer a few years ago because I was tired of spending lots of time thumbing through the Beachbum Read More …