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 Thu, Apr 14, 2016 11:51 AM Just posted: Another very cool one-off cocktail for a special event ... Santero’s Elixir was the special Santeria Rum cocktail served at The Mai-Kai on Tuesday, April 12. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward) The occasion was “Tuesday Tiki Night,” a Miami Rum Renaissance Festival tradition at which judges and early arrivals for the festival get to experience the full Mai-Kai experience, including a dinner show. There's usually a sponsor rum and special cocktail created by The Mai-Kai. This year, it was a treat to have Santeria Rum from Rational Spirits and the Lost Spirits Distillery. Bryan Davis from Lost Spirits was in the house and particularly enjoyed the cocktail, Santero’s Elixir. Here he is with Marie King, manager of the Tonga Hut in Los Angeles ... Other VIPs in attendance included Martin and Rebecca Cate (Smuggler’s Cove), Christie “Tiki Kiliki” White (The Hukilau), Suzanne Long (Longitude), Matt Pietrek (Cocktail Wonk), Ram Udwin (Boy Drinks World), Scott French (The Rum Trader), and many more. The complex yet well-balanced cocktail was created by The Mai-Kai’s Kern Mattei. It spotlights the funky Santeria Rum and features some traditional Mai-Kai ingredients (lime, OJ, grapefruit, pimento dram, bitters) and a few new twists (pineapple syrup, ginger syrup). It probably won't be a regular menu item, but it's worth mixing up at home if you come across a bottle of Santeria. Kern shared the recipe with me, which I've posted along with a full report on the event ... http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2016/04/13/miami-festival-specializes-in-education-but-reminds-us-that-rum-is-fun/#Santeros-Elixir Okole maluna! [ Edited by: Hurricane Hayward 2016-04-14 11:52 ]

Just posted: Another very cool one-off cocktail for a special event ...

Santero’s Elixir was the special Santeria Rum cocktail served at The Mai-Kai on Tuesday, April 12. (Photo by Hurricane Hayward)

The occasion was “Tuesday Tiki Night,” a Miami Rum Renaissance Festival tradition at which judges and early arrivals for the festival get to experience the full Mai-Kai experience, including a dinner show. There's usually a sponsor rum and special cocktail created by The Mai-Kai.

This year, it was a treat to have Santeria Rum from Rational Spirits and the Lost Spirits Distillery. Bryan Davis from Lost Spirits was in the house and particularly enjoyed the cocktail, Santero’s Elixir. Here he is with Marie King, manager of the Tonga Hut in Los Angeles ...

Other VIPs in attendance included Martin and Rebecca Cate (Smuggler’s Cove), Christie “Tiki Kiliki” White (The Hukilau), Suzanne Long (Longitude), Matt Pietrek (Cocktail Wonk), Ram Udwin (Boy Drinks World), Scott French (The Rum Trader), and many more.

The complex yet well-balanced cocktail was created by The Mai-Kai’s Kern Mattei. It spotlights the funky Santeria Rum and features some traditional Mai-Kai ingredients (lime, OJ, grapefruit, pimento dram, bitters) and a few new twists (pineapple syrup, ginger syrup).

It probably won't be a regular menu item, but it's worth mixing up at home if you come across a bottle of Santeria. Kern shared the recipe with me, which I've posted along with a full report on the event ...

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2016/04/13/miami-festival-specializes-in-education-but-reminds-us-that-rum-is-fun/#Santeros-Elixir

Okole maluna!

[ Edited by: Hurricane Hayward 2016-04-14 11:52 ]

Post #762401 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, Apr 14, 2016 11:51 AM