To rum fans, Jeff “Beachbum” Berry needs no introduction. One of Imbibe magazine’s “25 Most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century,” Jeff is the author of six books on vintage Tiki drinks and cuisine, which Los Angeles magazine dubbed “the keys to the tropical kingdom.” Esquire calls him “one of the instigators of the ...
Calling all Bartenders: Take the Mai Tai Challenge!
Allow us to be the first to wish you a Happy International Mai Tai Day, August 30th. This, of course, is different than National Mai Tai Day, which is June 30th. Why are there two Mai Tai Days? Well, one might ask: Why wouldn’t there be two days for such an iconic cocktail, which tiki ...
The Mai Tai: A Tiki Classic
Indianapolis Monthly presents to us Chris Coy's variation on the Mai Tai - a tiki classic. Black Market beverage director and The Inferno Room's co-owner, Chris Coy says, “The fun of a Mai Tai is finding the blend of rums that works for you. This recipe calls for an ounce of dark Jamaican rum (Plantation O.F.T.D. ...
Best Rums for Home Tiki Bars
Rums originating from Barbados to Martinique each have unique characteristics and versatile flavor profiles specific to their home island. Keeping these unique characters in mind, Paul Sneft delivers a quick guide of island rums perfect for home tiki bars. With its lush landscape of banana and sugar cane fields the French island of Martinique is home to the top ...