Post #349677 by Chip and Andy on Sat, Dec 15, 2007 6:28 AM

On 2007-12-14 14:12, The Gnomon wrote:
Pitchers of Mai Tais

Due to the nature of the Mai Tai, specifically, the adverse results that occur from pre-mixing, another way to deal with it is to make pitchers of them specific intervals. Every 30 minutes is better for the drink because of the lime, but once every hour isn't bad really and, if people are going to be drinking lots of them, an hour is better for the one who has to make them. People will have to wait a little sometimes, but they know a decent Mai Tai is just around the corner. ...

And, when "It is Time" you can make a small spectacle of the process. Enlist party goers to help the process, have one person stir while you pour, challenge two guests to a lime squeezing contest, and all kinds of other little bits of sillyness.

This idea works for more than just Mai-Tais, by the way. Any drink with more than four ingredients would work.