How do I get the most authentic Mai Tai possible at TVs, or my local bar? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TorchGuy Member Renton, WA Joined: Apr 24, 2008 Posts: 242	T TorchGuy Posted posted on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 11:33 PM Thanks for all the info! Yes, I'm not necessarily asking for THE original Mai Tai - just, as good as TVs can make it with what they stock. I'm pretty sure the tenders I know at Bleu on Broadway (if any of you are in Seattle) will be willing to make a drink to spec, if they're not too busy. Several of the drinks they have on-menu take careful prep, and a few (like the amazing "Spanish Coffee") are as much about the creation as about the end result. The other bar I'll ask is Hazlewood in Ballard. They might just have some of these specialty rums, and they're into the craft cocktail thing. Their big menu hook is pre-Prohibition cocktails, and they've said "no" when I asked if they had any Polynesian drinks before, but I'm guessing they're thinking pineapple juice, genadine, blue curacao, paper umbrella etc. They'd also probably be willing to make a drink if I gave them a recipe, and better yet if I give them a few words about how it's a somewhat historic drink.

Thanks for all the info! Yes, I'm not necessarily asking for THE original Mai Tai - just, as good as TVs can make it with what they stock.

I'm pretty sure the tenders I know at Bleu on Broadway (if any of you are in Seattle) will be willing to make a drink to spec, if they're not too busy. Several of the drinks they have on-menu take careful prep, and a few (like the amazing "Spanish Coffee") are as much about the creation as about the end result.

The other bar I'll ask is Hazlewood in Ballard. They might just have some of these specialty rums, and they're into the craft cocktail thing. Their big menu hook is pre-Prohibition cocktails, and they've said "no" when I asked if they had any Polynesian drinks before, but I'm guessing they're thinking pineapple juice, genadine, blue curacao, paper umbrella etc. They'd also probably be willing to make a drink if I gave them a recipe, and better yet if I give them a few words about how it's a somewhat historic drink.

Post #526663 by TorchGuy on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 11:33 PM