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It's been a very busy several weeks. Here's all the latest news ...

The Hukilau and The Mai-Kai made a rare appearance outside of South Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 17, when the historic Tiki bar popped up during festivities surrounding the UK RumFest and London Rum Week. The Tiki Takeover was organized by the long-running Tiki cocktail festival in Fort Lauderdale.
https://hukilaulondon.com
http://londonrumweek.com/hukilau-in-london-the-tiki-pop-up/


UK RumFest founder Ian Burrell welcomes The Mai-Kai to London Rum Week.

The Hukilau's London Tiki Takeover event also featured four of the top tropical bars from the United Kingdom and Europe: Trailer Happiness and Laki Kane from London, Liars Club from Manchester, and Dirty Dick from Paris.

The event featured Tiki drinks, rum tastings, bartending demonstrations and more. The party was be the first time that the U.K. public had the opportunity to sample The Mai-Kai's famous cocktails outside of Fort Lauderdale. Key members of the staff were on hand to meet Tiki and rum devotees and "spread aloha."

The Mai-Kai sent a crew of nine across the pond for the 62-year-old Polynesian restaurant's first-ever appearance in London: Dave Levy (owner and general manager), Kulani Gelardi (owner and CFO), John Gelardi (director of catering), Pia Dahlquist (director of sales and marketing), Kern Mattei (manager), Alexandra Gelardi (bartender), Elke Mattei (cashier) Lisa (Molokai bar server), and Rose-Marie (Molokai bar entertainer).


Photos: See The Mai-Kai's gallery on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pg/maikairestaurant/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156778733902640

At the Tiki Takeover, The Mai-Kai served its two most popular drinks, the Barrel O' Rum and Mai Tai, both featuring event sponsor Appleton Rum. Other sponsors included rum brands Diplomatico, Don Q, Plantation, The Real McCoy and Worthy Park, plus Angostura bitters and Real Syrups.

Attendees at five-hour event were treated to sample cocktails from the five guest bars, a traditional Jamaican patty paired with a complimentary Jamaican rum, tastings of rums from at least six distillers, plus optional masterclasses, symposiums, and film screenings.