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Post #738374 by Hurricane Hayward on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 10:36 PM

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A new Mai-Kai recipe that didn't win last week's “The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown” at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, but it was No. 1 on my ballot:


The Molokai Swizzle

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/02/19/bam-its-tiki-time-at-the-south-beach-wine-food-festival/#molokai-siwzzle

Regarding the use of the top-down (aka spindle) mixer: That's one of the great old traditions of Donn Beach. Note the mixers in the right side of this photo:

You'll find similar mixers today at The Mai-Kai (along with Donn's tradition of unmarked bottles of syrups and spices): http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/12/28/behind-the-magic-a-backstage-tour-of-the-mai-kais-mysterious-bars-and-kitchen/011_kitchen_bar/