Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Not that we’re doing much celebrating while we’re in “shelter in place” mode here in the Bay Area. At least we still have our jobs which cannot be said of many of our friends in the restaurant, bar, and service industry. Scary times.

Anyway here is an “Irish Mai Tai” which isn’t really that except for the one drop of green food coloring. It is otherwise a standard 1944 Mai Tai though made with clear liquids. I thought about an Irish Whiskey float but this is enough booze for today already. It’s delicious.



Irish Mai Tai

  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 oz Probitas Rum
  • 1 oz St. Benevolence Rum Clairin
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  • ½ oz Latitude 29 Orgeat
  • ¼ oz BG Reynolds Demerara Syrup
  • 1 drop green food coloring

Glassware is from the National Mai Tai event at Smuggler’s Cove last year.

The cocktail has been placed with some of my green mugs and glassware.

New Site Feature: Tiki Travels – Central California

We’ve added a new page to the Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai website: Tiki Travels – Central California.

We’re calling this list of Tiki Destinations “Central California” mostly to group them apart from their Bay Area and Los Angeles counterparts. These locations are in smaller cities and often have a local and less urban orientation. Nonetheless, there are some interesting and unique tiki destinations in the middle of the state.

View the page: 
Tiki Travels – Central California

A Painkiller and a Mai Tai at Hula’s in Santa Cruz is all right!