KAPALUA, MAUI - "MAI TAI" IS NOT A BUSINESSMAN'S NECKPIECE

From Wikipedia and Trader Vics:

The Original Mai Tai from 1944

Ingredients:

• 2 oz of 17-year old J. Wray & Nephew Rum over shaved ice
• Juice of one lime
• 1/2 oz Holland DeKuyper Orange Curaçao
• 1/4 oz Rock Candy Syrup
• 1/2 oz French Garnier Orgeat Syrup

Method:

• Shake vigorously.
• Add a sprig of fresh mint and spent lime shell

There are more modern bar-friendly versions. 

Whatever the variation, always a refreshing drink on a warm Hawaiian beach.

CHASING MARTINIS: THE FRIDAY MARTINI --- Make it a Mai Tai

Midwinter it's always nice to think of a warm, tropical climate. So, this week, instead of a martini let's look for something a little bit more exotic

As you enjoy your January chill, here's a very Hawaiian Mai Tai to distract you

From the bar at Pulehu, Westin Kaanapali Resort Villas

Kaanapali, Maui