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12/10/2008
The original, and still the best. Sanitized by magic Trannyhunes for your protection. |
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The Mayor Of Exotica
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12/11/2008
I tell ya, Mr. Bali Hai, you make a great lookin' drink. Makes me thirsty, that post does! And those Trannyhunes...Oh, so sanitized! |
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Ojaitimo
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12/19/2008
Jeremy at the Tonga Hut with his flaming Mai Tai in Squids new bowl. |
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12/19/2008
Keane at the Roxy in Hollywood. Great band, lousy Mai Tai! [ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2008-12-19 02:49 ] |
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12/19/2008
The Rainbow next door to the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood. Do you see the face in the ice? [ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2008-12-19 02:38 ] |
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Ojaitimo
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12/19/2008
Golden China, Ventura [ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2008-12-19 02:31 ] |
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Mr. NoNaMe
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02/24/2009
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02/24/2009
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Tiki Royale
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02/25/2009
Mai Tai at the Halekulani. |
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03/21/2009
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tikigap
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03/21/2009
Sweet mermaid mugs! They look like the "good" ones... How much did you pay, if I may ask? [ Edited by: tikigap 2009-07-12 15:26 ] |
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Bora Boris
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07/12/2009
It’s been a while but here are another twelve Mai Tais ~ First row left to right ~ Trader Vic’s Downtown L.A., Spermy’s Blowhole - Hawthorne, Ca., Don The Beachcomber - Huntington Beach, Ca., Trader Vic’s Lounge Beverly Hills. Second row left to right ~ Hula’s Santa Cruz, Ca., Billy’s at the Beach – Newport Beach, Ca., Rhumbar – Las Vegas, NV., Haleiwa Joe's- Rancho Mirage, CA. CLOSED. Third row left to right ~ Shanghai Red’s – Marina Del Rey, CA., Luna Park – L.A. Ca., Liquid Kitty - West Los Angeles, Ca., Li’s - Huntington Beach, Ca. :drink: :left: Tiki Central Mai Tai. See you in twelve.:) |
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iTiki
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07/13/2009
Ahhh, so good. Mai Tai's made with Pyrat and Zaya. |
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EdsGoneTiki
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07/29/2009
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tikigap
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07/29/2009
Very nice view! I gotta get back to the islands soon. |
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08/01/2009
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Mai Tai Mike
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08/16/2009
The Bali Hai (San Diego) Mai Tai is my favorite. |
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quickiki
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08/19/2009
I noticed in some of the Mai Tai pics that the drinks have a healthy head of foam on top. Maybe Martiki can chime in here, but do they use a frothing agent in the drinks to achieve this or is it the type of orgeat they're using? |
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Agent 86
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08/20/2009
My brother gave me this great old book called "Drinks of Hawaii" that has recipes but also takes a comical look at the drinks. |
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08/20/2009
Shaking a drink with pineapple juice (as in an "Island-style" Mai Tai) will give it a little frothy head. |
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The Gnomon
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08/20/2009
We can thank uncle trav for this... |
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Bora Boris
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10/19/2010
It’s taken forever but here are another 12 Mai Tais ~
First row left to right ~ Smugglers Cove - San Francisco, Ca., Bill Lee’s Bamboo Chopsticks - Bakersfield, Ca., The Galley – Santa Monica, Ca., The Tar Pit - Los Angeles, Ca. Second row left to right ~ Szechwan - Manhattan Beach, Ca., W Hotel - Westwood, Ca., Chi Dynasty - Los Angeles, Ca., Caña - Los Angeles, Ca. Third row left to right ~ Tikitastic’s - Los Gatos, CA., Tiki No - North Hollywood, Ca., Tahiti Joe’s - Las Vegas, NV., Roy’s - Los Angeles, Ca. |
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CincyTikiCraig
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10/20/2010
Outstanding collection of photos! Any comment on which one(s) tasted best-or worst? I'll bet that the Mai Tai at smugglers Cove rocked. |
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Bora Boris
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10/20/2010
The Smugglers Cove Mai Tai was great, I also liked the Tar Pit's and Caña's, Tahiti Joe's was probably the worst. :drink: |
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10/20/2010
Boris, what did you think of the Galley's Mai Tai? I drink a lot of them even though it's Hawaiian-style. And don't you hate it when they don't serve it up in an old-fashioned glass. That really ruins the experience for me. |
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Bora Boris
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10/20/2010
It was STRONG but I liked it. Their happy hour is really good, I should go more often. :) Yes, a Double Old Fashioned glass is the best way to go, I've seen some in pint glasses and that's the worst. :roll: |
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10/24/2010
missed seeing this glass, anybody know the location printed on the front? bigbrotiki? |
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Bora Boris
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10/24/2010
The glass is from Tony's on the Pier in Redondo Beach, the glass comes with every Mai Tai. Good luck trying to leave without one. :) |
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10/24/2010
I found a Tony's glass at a Goodwill here in Denver a few months back. |
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Ojaitimo
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11/20/2010
Conga Room at LA Live above Trader Vic's. Forgetable Mai Tai, unforgettable entertainment.
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Bora Boris
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07/30/2011
Another 12 :)
First row left to right ~ 320 Main – Seal Beach, Ca., Hunan Taste – Los Angeles, Ca., Hong Kong Inn – Ventura, Ca., Chuck’s – Santa Barbara, Ca. Second row left to right ~ Royal Hawaiian – Laguna Beach, Ca., Tiki Island above the Silver Lake – Silver Lake, Ca., Kirby’s Rumpus Room – La Crescenta, Ca., Grand Star Jazz Club – Los Angeles, Ca. Third row left to right ~ The Varnish - Los Angeles, CA., Gourmet 88 – Burbank, Ca., The Palace – Los Feliz, Ca., Formosa Café – West Hollywood, CA. |
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Joe Banks
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07/30/2011
Well done, sir. |
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hiltiki
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07/30/2011
hey Boris, does that Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai have all that dark rum on top? |
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Bora Boris
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07/30/2011
Hiltiki, I think the picture makes it look like there was more than there really was. |
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08/02/2011
Suddenly I'm thirsty for something cold and refreshing...a Mai Tai for sure!
From the House Without a Key (As recommended by Al) |
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08/02/2011
What a fantastic thread! Here are some Mai-Tai's from The Mai Tai Bar at the Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki. One is an off-menu Trader Vic's Mai Tai (yummy!), and the other is a ginger infused Mai Tai Degeneres (Ms. VanTiki's favorite).
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Bora Boris
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08/02/2011
A-Frame and VanTiki all 3 of those look delicious! Especially since L.A. is kinda humid today or at least it is in my Apt. :( |
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08/02/2011
Bora Boris, Next time you are up in Santa Barbara we can sample at least four more worthy entries for your log. Maybe not all in one night. DC PS: That Tiki Island above the Silver Lake makes a mean Mai Tai! [ Edited by: Dustycajun 2011-08-01 18:42 ] |
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iTiki
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Bora Boris
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11/17/2012
Here's another 12.
Top row left to right ~ La Descarga - Los Angeles, Ca.,Trader Sam’s - Anaheim, Ca., Satellite Bar - Los Angeles, Ca., Drago Centro - Los Angeles, Ca. Middle row left to right ~ Havana Mania - Redondo Beach, Ca., The Mai Tai Bar - Long Beach, Ca., Aloha Steakhouse - Ventura, Ca., Fishbar - Manhattan Beach, Ca. Bottom row left to right ~ Duke’s - Huntington Beach, Ca., Benihana - San Francisco, Ca., Shogun – Pasadena, Ca., Fisherman’s - Grotto San Francisco, Ca. The best of this group were from La Descarga and Trader Sam's. |
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11/20/2012
Great pics Bora Boris! That's quite a research project you've undertaken. I'm sure it must be difficult for you. Ha! It doesn't surprise me that the two worst were the ones you mentioned based simply on appearance. The far left bottom looks like a rum and coke and the far right is Pink. No Mai-Tai should EVER be pink. :) Cheers and Aloha! |
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Bora Boris
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01/20/2013
Here's 12 from my trip to Waikiki in October.
Top row left to right ~ Kana Ka Pila Grille, La Mariana Sailing Club, Shore Bird, House Without a Key. Middle row left to right ~ Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Bar, Ilikai, Chart House Guy Tai, Hula Grill. Bottom row left to right ~ Chuck's Steak House, Moana Surfrider, Royal Hawaiian Scratch Mai Tai, Royal Hawaiian’s Trader Vic’s Style Mai Tai. My favorites in order were The House Without a Key, both Royal Hawaiian Mai Tais (the scratch and the Trader Vic’s style), the Guy Tai made by Guy was solid. My least favorite was Hula Grill's, it had almost an appley taste to it but I won't let one bad appley Mai Tai spoil the whole bunch. :) |
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02/13/2013
Was just going through some pics from 2012, and came across a snapshot of my favorite mai tai of the year. Sometimes it's not just the drink, but everything else around the drinker too, that makes it great. Our dining table gets blasted by the evening sun in the summer, so we usually have the blinds closed during dinner. For some reason this one evening we left them open. And usually I don't make mai tais, just because there's a lot of other drinks I like better. But again, this was an exception. So with those two elements plus an exceptional breaded fish dinner from my wife, the whole shebang was so satisfying I had to take a picture. I guess these are the kinds of warm summer nights you remember in February.
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AceExplorer
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02/13/2013
Very nice, Randy! |
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Q-tiki
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02/15/2013
What a great pic AquarJ!! You've made my mouth water a little. I sure am thirsty now... |
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Little fragrant Tiare
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02/22/2013
Heres two Mai Tais with demerara rums in the glass.
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02/22/2013
great pix- loves me some demerara mai-tai's! |
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Ojaitimo
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07/10/2013
Rio Casino in Las Vegas. Poker and Mai Tai.
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