What is the definitive glass for serving mai tais? - Tiki Drinks and Food

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 5:32 PM On 2008-01-24 14:32, arriano wrote: Actually, I've always thought it was odd that mai tais are more often than not served in glasses rather than tiki mugs.... The problem with Tiki Mugs and Mai-tais is a question of volume... Your average Mai-tai (well, my Mai-tai's at least) only fill a bit more than half a mug. Which isn't a problem except that a double is too much for most of my mugs and mixing one and a half Mai-tais is hard to do after a couple of Mai-Tais. I think you (everyone) should serve your drinks in appropriate glassware, it is part of the art of the cocktail. But, having said that, there is absolutely no reason you can't serve your cocktail in whatever you want to serve it in. It's your cocktail, drink it how you want.

On 2008-01-24 14:32, arriano wrote:
Actually, I've always thought it was odd that mai tais are more often than not served in glasses rather than tiki mugs....

The problem with Tiki Mugs and Mai-tais is a question of volume... Your average Mai-tai (well, my Mai-tai's at least) only fill a bit more than half a mug. Which isn't a problem except that a double is too much for most of my mugs and mixing one and a half Mai-tais is hard to do after a couple of Mai-Tais.

I think you (everyone) should serve your drinks in appropriate glassware, it is part of the art of the cocktail. But, having said that, there is absolutely no reason you can't serve your cocktail in whatever you want to serve it in. It's your cocktail, drink it how you want.

Post #357015 by Chip and Andy on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 5:32 PM