Drink of the Week: Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Mai Tai

Where: Oahu || Grouped in: Oahu Nightlife || Tagged: cocktails, Hawaii classics, Honolulu

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At Hawaiirama the good life is the liquid life. Not that I advocate excessive consumption but a little bit of libation sampling is a wonderful thing. In the islands, every hotel bar, restaurant and club has a signature cocktail. Starting now, Hawaiirama will publish a drink of the week. Weekly we'll post a mouth-watering picture of a unique cocktail along with the recipe and any secrets to making this drink. We start with the old Victor Bergeron classic from one of Hawaii's classic beachfront watering holes. Enjoy!

The Royal Mai Tai recipe:
1 oz. light rum
1 oz. dark rum
one-fourth oz. Orange Curacao
Dash of orgeat syrup
Dash of rock candy syrup
Juice of one-half lime or lemon (depending on your zing)
Orange juice

"Most places use pineapple juice as their mixture base. We use orange juice. That makes it less sweet and more tangy. Always start with a glass full of ice cubes. Put the light rum on the bottom. Then take everything else and mix it up. Pour that in next. Finish with the dark rum. . Use good rums. We use Bacardi light on the bottom and Myers Dark on the top. We always make ours pretty strong. It helps to have a good kick to it." -- Cheryl Souza Toyofuku, bartender at the Mai Tai Bar, Royal Hawaiian Hotel (map).

—Alex, 09/27/06

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Elspeth said:

Hey, that’s great, Alex. Thanks a lot and what a great idea. Now, can we have a good reliable Pina Colada recipe soon, please?

—09/27/06

Elspeth said:

Hey, that’s great, Alex. Thanks a lot and what a great idea. Now, can we have a good reliable Pina Colada recipe soon, please?

—09/27/06

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