Tiki Central / Tiki Drinks and Food / Harry K. Yee: King of Tropical Cocktails
Post #709997 by ickytiki on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 3:00 PM
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Ahoy! So, I was home watching a recorded episode of the Walking Dead with my wife on Friday night when I got a phone call from Harry Yee... It's so strange to get a call from a legend!!! I had written him a letter a couple of weeks earlier that included a list of his drink creations. In the letter, I had asked if he remembered any of their recipes. This was the list: Hawaiian Eye During the conversation, Harry said that he didn't have any thing written down and that he apologized for not remembering how to make his drinks. He said, however, that the "Scratch Me Lani" was not his invention. I told him not to apologize and that I appreciated any help in an attempt to document his Hawaiian drinks. Since he has no records of his creation's ingredients, I asked if the bartender college where he taught might have saved any of his work. He told me that the school has been closed for a long time and that he had lost track of the man that ran the school. I also asked him about the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Yee thought that this would be the best place to try and research his original recipes. Harry Yee was very polite and helpful. I thanked him for his phone call and we wrapped up our short conversation. Once again, any Tiki Central member that might be in the Honolulu area and would like to talk with the head barman would be a great help in preserving Harry's recipes. Here is the Hilton's address and phone number: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort We have Harry's permission to archive his life's work and I would love to see his Tropical Cocktails preserved for the future... Please help! Cheers, icky |