2011 Kona Hawaii Don the Beachcomber THIRD Annual Mai Tai Festival August 13th - Other Events

K Koolau Member Oahu, Hawaii Joined: Sep 23, 2006 Posts: 323	K Koolau Posted posted on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 12:42 AM Congratulations to the staff of the Royal Kona for a fun Mai Tai Festival - it was very well organized with lots of staff on hand to help, and the venues were great. This was the first time I met Jeff Berry - he was exactly as I imagined from reading his books. Funny, informative and just so damn knowledgeable. He really told a great story about the creation of the Mai Tai, and presented just amazing evidence in the form of old menus, bartender notes, and rum production data to support or discount the claims of Trader Vic, Donn Beach, and Harry Owens. Good fun, appreciated by the attendees. The talk was given in the Alii Surf Room - a big round room just off the Don the Beachcomber main dining room. The entire Royal Kona hotel is a marvel of 60's architecture - here's one of five chandeliers in the Alii Surf Room: If you're on Maui, he's giving the talk one more time on Tuesday night in Lahaina - don't miss it. Thanks to Jeff for coming all the way out to Hawaii - it was really appreciated. Next time come to Oahu - I'd love to see the Zombie presentation in front of the waterfall at La Mariana.

Congratulations to the staff of the Royal Kona for a fun Mai Tai Festival - it was very well organized with lots of staff on hand to help, and the venues were great.

This was the first time I met Jeff Berry - he was exactly as I imagined from reading his books. Funny, informative and just so damn knowledgeable. He really told a great story about the creation of the Mai Tai, and presented just amazing evidence in the form of old menus, bartender notes, and rum production data to support or discount the claims of Trader Vic, Donn Beach, and Harry Owens. Good fun, appreciated by the attendees.

The talk was given in the Alii Surf Room - a big round room just off the Don the Beachcomber main dining room. The entire Royal Kona hotel is a marvel of 60's architecture - here's one of five chandeliers in the Alii Surf Room:

If you're on Maui, he's giving the talk one more time on Tuesday night in Lahaina - don't miss it.

Thanks to Jeff for coming all the way out to Hawaii - it was really appreciated. Next time come to Oahu - I'd love to see the Zombie presentation in front of the waterfall at La Mariana.

Post #479282 by Koolau on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 12:42 AM