Doc Parks 40th Anniversary Party Recap – The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai

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Early entrant for Mai Tai of the Year I had a surprisingly great Mai Tai at the Doc Park’s 40th Anniversary Tour Finale. Not that I expect dull Mai Tais at a Doc Parks event of course, but the cocktails for this special event were largely batched since the location isn’t normally serving #tikidrinks. But, I must say, this one was really good. Actually, all the cocktails here were pretty good. What a great event put together by Park’s wife @handbagsandhappyhour. In a very classy move, Deb even called up Mrs. Mai Tai and @midcenturytiki (both celebrating birthdays that day) to help blow out the candles. The downtown Oakland location has a bar in one room and a stage/dance floor in another. And we got to experience some great vibey DJ music from @atownagency and then some burlesque dancers. The headliner musical act was APE, fronted by @crazyaltikis and a very tight group of talented musicians who play a mix of surf, calypso, Hawaiian, and exotica. Always love seeing APE and am looking forward to their long awaited second album coming this year. The souvenir glass design is by @tikitony and looks great. A really spectacular event and a testament to one of tiki’s master showmen, @doc_parks #docparksismyhomeboy #tiki #tikibar #tikiculture #cocktails #rum #rhum #maitai #1944maitai

A post shared by Search for Ultimate Mai Tai (@ultimatemaitai) on Jan 11, 2020 at 8:15am PST

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