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 Mon, Nov 14, 2016 6:53 PM Our next update is the result of some recent research that led to a new tribute recipe for the mysterious Zula #2 ... ... along with an update of the tribute recipe for Zula #1: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/03/05/mai-kai-cocktail-review-double-your-pleasure-with-the-exotic-and-delicious-zula/#tribute Included is a little background on how The Mai-Kai's managing owner, Dave Levy, continues the tradition of his stepfather (Bob Thornton) and founding mixologist Mariano Licudine in continually fine-tuning the cocktails but also keeping them reverential to the Don the Beachcomber classics. More on this in upcoming deep dives. New info was added on recent sightings of the ancestor recipe, Penang Afrididi, from cocktail and Tiki blogs to Hale Pele in Portland and Lost Lake in Chicago: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/03/05/mai-kai-cocktail-review-double-your-pleasure-with-the-exotic-and-delicious-zula/#ancestor From the 1979 cocktail menu. Some research into The Mai-Kai's cocktail menus shows that Zula #2 disappeared some time in the late '80s or early '90s, but luckily you can still order it today ... Okole maluna!

Our next update is the result of some recent research that led to a new tribute recipe for the mysterious Zula #2 ...

... along with an update of the tribute recipe for Zula #1:

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/03/05/mai-kai-cocktail-review-double-your-pleasure-with-the-exotic-and-delicious-zula/#tribute

Included is a little background on how The Mai-Kai's managing owner, Dave Levy, continues the tradition of his stepfather (Bob Thornton) and founding mixologist Mariano Licudine in continually fine-tuning the cocktails but also keeping them reverential to the Don the Beachcomber classics. More on this in upcoming deep dives.

New info was added on recent sightings of the ancestor recipe, Penang Afrididi, from cocktail and Tiki blogs to Hale Pele in Portland and Lost Lake in Chicago:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/03/05/mai-kai-cocktail-review-double-your-pleasure-with-the-exotic-and-delicious-zula/#ancestor

From the 1979 cocktail menu.

Some research into The Mai-Kai's cocktail menus shows that Zula #2 disappeared some time in the late '80s or early '90s, but luckily you can still order it today ...

Okole maluna!

Post #770277 by Hurricane Hayward on Mon, Nov 14, 2016 6:53 PM