Updates to The Mai-Kai Cocktail Guide on The Atomic Grog - Tiki Drinks and Food

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1867	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 12:07 PM Backing up just a bit, I forgot to mention the pre-Hukilau "Week in Tiki" blog that fittingly named The Molokai as Tiki Bar of the Week ... http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/06/09/the-week-in-tiki-june-1-14-2015-the-hukilau-2015-latest-news-and-updates/#bar I go into some detail on the bar itself, and what differentiates it from the rest of The Mai-Kai. From the not-to-be-missed daily happy hour to the Molokai Girls to the incredible decor, there are many reasons that The Molokai can stand on its own as one of the world's great Tiki bars. Also worth noting: During my Friday visit to the Tiki Treasures Bazaar at The Hukilau, I got a chance to meet the fine folks from Cocktail Kingdom: Ethan Bailey (left), owner Greg Boehm and Ethan Kahn (not pictured). When I spoke them, they were eager to meet Beachbum Berry at The Mai-Kai and discuss putting the Pearl Diver glass back in service. The Bum had told me earlier that bringing back the glass to The Mai-Kai was one of his motivations for creating it. Of course, you can also find the glass at Latitude 29 holding the The Pontchartrain Pearl Diver: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Latitude-29-Pontchartrain-Pearl-Diver-Wayne-Curtis.jpg Also in the Bazaar, I ran into Tiki Diablo, creator of the 2015 official mug for The Hukilau. He had another special mug on hand that may be of interest here. He created new mugs using the same basic mold that yielded the outstanding Barney West moai mugs for Mike and Chelsea's wedding, detailed in depth here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=49149&forum=1 The new batch of mugs got a slightly different finish, giving a different look to the historic Tiki that still stands in front of The Mai-Kai: I'm not sure if any are left, but you can contact Danny to find out: http://tikidiablo.com or https://www.facebook.com/ElTikiDiablo I also named Barney West the Artist of the Week and included info on his work for The Mai-Kai in the 1960s, some of which can still be enjoyed while walking the grounds: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/06/09/the-week-in-tiki-june-1-14-2015-the-hukilau-2015-latest-news-and-updates/#artist

Backing up just a bit, I forgot to mention the pre-Hukilau "Week in Tiki" blog that fittingly named The Molokai as Tiki Bar of the Week ...
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/06/09/the-week-in-tiki-june-1-14-2015-the-hukilau-2015-latest-news-and-updates/#bar

I go into some detail on the bar itself, and what differentiates it from the rest of The Mai-Kai. From the not-to-be-missed daily happy hour to the Molokai Girls to the incredible decor, there are many reasons that The Molokai can stand on its own as one of the world's great Tiki bars.

Also worth noting: During my Friday visit to the Tiki Treasures Bazaar at The Hukilau, I got a chance to meet the fine folks from Cocktail Kingdom: Ethan Bailey (left), owner Greg Boehm and Ethan Kahn (not pictured).

When I spoke them, they were eager to meet Beachbum Berry at The Mai-Kai and discuss putting the Pearl Diver glass back in service. The Bum had told me earlier that bringing back the glass to The Mai-Kai was one of his motivations for creating it. Of course, you can also find the glass at Latitude 29 holding the The Pontchartrain Pearl Diver: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Latitude-29-Pontchartrain-Pearl-Diver-Wayne-Curtis.jpg

Also in the Bazaar, I ran into Tiki Diablo, creator of the 2015 official mug for The Hukilau. He had another special mug on hand that may be of interest here. He created new mugs using the same basic mold that yielded the outstanding Barney West moai mugs for Mike and Chelsea's wedding, detailed in depth here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=49149&forum=1
The new batch of mugs got a slightly different finish, giving a different look to the historic Tiki that still stands in front of The Mai-Kai:

I'm not sure if any are left, but you can contact Danny to find out:
http://tikidiablo.com or https://www.facebook.com/ElTikiDiablo

I also named Barney West the Artist of the Week and included info on his work for The Mai-Kai in the 1960s, some of which can still be enjoyed while walking the grounds:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/06/09/the-week-in-tiki-june-1-14-2015-the-hukilau-2015-latest-news-and-updates/#artist

Post #745271 by Hurricane Hayward on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 12:07 PM