Post #790727 by mikehooker on Fri, Oct 26, 2018 12:56 PM

On 2018-10-25 12:49, Hurricane Hayward wrote:
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!

Very sad, but glad the legend will live on. Would like to learn more about Jack. When did he join the Mai Kai?