Post #816492 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, Jul 31, 2025 12:15 PM

I'll be joined by Mai-Kai creative director "Typhoon Tommy" Allsmiller and beverage director Cory Starr at Tiki Oasis 2025 for a special seminar, "Sneak Peek into the Historic Mai-Kai’s Secret Bar" on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 1 p.m.

We’ll reveal details and show exclusive photos of the multimillion-dollar restoration that preceded the November 2024 relaunch after a four-year closing due to extensive damage to the back of house kitchen and bar. Given a clean slate to rebuild, Allsmiller took the former utilitarian space to a new level and made it a showpiece that’s now on the same level as the guest areas, some of which date back to the 1956 opening.

Starr will serve up a reinvigorated classic cocktail from those early days, enhanced by a new rum that’s due to be released in the coming weeks. We’ll also serve samples of Mai-Kai Rum No. 1, a 100-proof blend sourced from historic stills at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados and the Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. Event attendees will be among the first to get a taste of the final product.

Full preview of Tiki Oasis now live on The Atomic Grog: https://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2025/07/30/tiki-oasis-celebrates-a-quarter-century-as-subcultures-preeminent-event/#mai-kai-seminar