The Hukilau 2011 Official Thread & Announcement! - Other Events

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1868	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 2:51 PM 'Rum Rat Pack' starts a revolution at Hukilau 2011 Tropical drink revivalist Jeff "Beachbum" Berry and his "Rum Rat Pack" – four of the world’s most noted authorities on the cane spirit – banded together on stage at the legendary Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale during the afternoon of Saturday, June 12, to celebrate Tiki’s favorite elixir. More than two hours and a thousand or so cocktails later, the 200 Tikiphiles attending this 10th anniversary Hukilau exclusive event were swept up in a movement not seen in these parts of the tropics since Fidel’s rise to power in another rum-soaked nation just to the south. But in the friendly environs of The Mai-Kai, which actually pre-dates Castro’s revolt by several years, the revolutionaries were armed only with good spirits. Lots of good spirits. Click on the link below for more photos and our exhaustive recap of the event ... http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/06/23/rum-rat-pack-starts-a-revolution-at-hukilau-2011/

'Rum Rat Pack' starts a revolution at Hukilau 2011

Tropical drink revivalist Jeff "Beachbum" Berry and his "Rum Rat Pack" – four of the world’s most noted authorities on the cane spirit – banded together on stage at the legendary Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale during the afternoon of Saturday, June 12, to celebrate Tiki’s favorite elixir.

More than two hours and a thousand or so cocktails later, the 200 Tikiphiles attending this 10th anniversary Hukilau exclusive event were swept up in a movement not seen in these parts of the tropics since Fidel’s rise to power in another rum-soaked nation just to the south. But in the friendly environs of The Mai-Kai, which actually pre-dates Castro’s revolt by several years, the revolutionaries were armed only with good spirits. Lots of good spirits.

Click on the link below for more photos and our exhaustive recap of the event ...

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/06/23/rum-rat-pack-starts-a-revolution-at-hukilau-2011/

Post #594853 by Hurricane Hayward on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 2:51 PM