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I had not been there in a while, but wandered over looking for a recipe online. I noticed they have made nice additions to the look of the site, but a big new upgrade is the ability to scale a drink recipe. If you are making Mai Tais for 20, this is very handy. It’s smart because it not only tells you how many ounces of everything you need, but how many bottles. A great tool! Here is their Mai Tai page<\/a>, which has Grenadine in it for some reason…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had not been there in a while, but wandered over looking for a recipe online. 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