Post #87070 by MachTiki on Mon, Apr 19, 2004 3:57 PM

Ahola All,

Under the Gecko "Exotica" mug thread in Collecting Tiki, Kon-Hemsby suggested:

"Without being too muck of a geek, is there a first drink we should all christen Gecko's work of art with? Or does it matter as long as there's rum involved?"

I e-mailed Gecko in hopes that he might find our what Mr. Denny's drink of choice was and be said:

"I just got off the phone with him (Denny Martin) and unfortunatly his favorite drink
is the martini w/vodka and a olive. He said he didn't drink during his
sessions. I asked him when he would play at Don the Beachcombers if he
had anythin else besides the martini and he said 'Mai tai' so, looks
like the mai tai if you go with his choice. maybe call it the Denny Mai
Tai or something and make it real good instead of a watered down cheap
version. So if I stop by or your friends come over and say they want a
Denny Tai you know the difference between a regular mai tai and the
special one. Or what ever you guys come up with is cool. Just run with what
I told you that he said to me".

So, I'm looking for some help from everyone here. I know that the question of the "Perfect" Mai Tai is as old a topic as possible, but what do you think should be the recipe for the new "Denny Tai"?

Should it be based on Don the Beachcomber's - only with more rum?

I'd love to hear everyone's suggestions.