Post #305612 by DrMiguelito on Thu, May 10, 2007 11:47 PM

My record with the Bali Hai's Mai Tai has been very hit-and-miss. At the TC New Year's Eve gathering I liked them so much I wound up having four (the poor TCers who shared a cab ride with me afterward will attest to how trashed I was). By contrast, at last year's Oasis I ordered one, and it was so horrible that I abandoned it halfway through and got a Navy Grog instead. Then, when I went there for my birthday, the Mai Tai gods were smiling again.

I'm convinced it all depends on who's making them. Before ordering a Mai Tai, I'll size up the bartender; if I don't sense that he or she is up to the task, I'll go with the Goof Punch or Mr. Bali Hai instead. Those are always good.

I'll also put in a good word for the Intoxica recipe. It's tasty, it's easy to make, and since it doesn't call for lime it's convenient for when you don't have fresh limes handy. Plus, you make it yourself, and aren't the best Mai Tais the ones you make yourself, anyway?