Post #761904 by AdOrAdam on Sun, Apr 3, 2016 12:37 PM

Hi HH

Im slowly getting round to the idea of no cinnamon syrup being used at the Mai Kai... but slowly!

Here's my thoughts:

On one hand:

Why omit it?

Cinnamon syrup was such a staple of DTBs ingredients cupboard. Did Mario not know it?

I just flicked through the Tiki+ app, actually few other people used it.

How did it make it in to other drinks by tiki bartenders (eg Steve Cranes Jet Pilot)?

On the other hand:

Maybe it's Mario Luciones personal style.

Looking at it now, it seems like Mario Lucine's signature ingredients were fassionola / passionfruit / honey mix / Dons Spices #2 & cold brew coffee.

These ingredients bring to my mind Mai Kai staples like the Jet Pilot / Rum Barrel / SOS / Yeomans Grog / Black Magic...

(It's funny that I think of Dons Spices #2 as a Mai Kai ingredient but there you go).

On the third hand:

Was it a sign of the times?

Were fruitier, richer drinks in vogue in the late 50s / 60s, is the Mai Kai this done right?

What do you think?