The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai
Traveling the Bay Area and beyond to find the best Mai Tai in the world! Tiki, cocktails, and adventures by Kevin Crossman
Come join us in Tacoma on Friday April 21 for a fun Mai Tai discussion with Tiki with Ray. Get there early and the recording for Ray’s YouTube channel will start around 7:00.
Should be fun. Hope to see some PNW folks in attendance. Can’t wait to return to the fabulous world class Devil’s Reef after several years. It has been too long.
Props to Andy at Easy Tiki Drinks for getting the recipe to the Officer’s Mai Tai from Devil’s Reef in Tacoma. Jason Alexander makes some truly amazing cocktails, and this Mai Tai riff is no exception. It’s really quite great, using two excellent Plantation rums as the base.
Want the recipe? Head over to the Easy Tiki Drinks channel on YouTube to check it out. But suffice to say that the addition of a small ingredient means this a different animal than the traditional 1944 Mai Tai. But riffs are fine, especially if labeled as such like this one is.
This one is served in a tall glass, paying homage to Devil’s Reef – one of the best tiki bars in America. Really hoping we can make it up to SeaTac sometime when the Reef is open.
We’ve added location details and a map to the Tiki Travels: Seattle-Tacoma page.
