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Post #790695 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, Oct 25, 2018 12:49 PM

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In memoriam: Jack Lewis

Sadly, we recently lost a Mai-Kai legend. Jack Lewis was a retired Mai-Kai bartender and disciple of Mariano Licudine. Jack's legacy and influence on The Mai-Kai's cocktails still loom large, and will be felt for a long time to come. A memorial was held Oct. 7 in his honor at Stevens Field in Oakland Park, where Jack used to play with the teams from The Mai-Kai and shared many good times.

As Swanky points out, Jack was Mariano's hand-picked successor and the second head mixologist at The Mai-Kai. He was still making Mariano's secret syrups for The Mai-Kai until shortly before he died.

Yes, he was the retired bartender making Mariano's mixes #4 and #7 that were added back to the recipes recently. They are in safe hands, however, and will continue to be made in Jack's honor.

Okole maluna to Jack!