June 30th is National Mai Tai Day! Did you know that once upon a time, The Zombie was the Cosmopolitan of its day. In a way, the Zombie paved the way for the Mai Tai. It was the Zombie that put Tiki drinks on the map. Then, in 1959 Hawaii became a state and the islands became a tourist Mecca almost overnight. Americans flocked to luaus where they were served a fruity tropical drink called the Mai Tai. Thanks to the tourist industry and Luaus, that rum-kicking Mai Tai knocked the Zombie off its Tiki Pedestal.
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Tropical Cocktails by the Pitcher
Have you ever noticed that nearly all “tropical” cocktails have a common ingredient – rum. Be it Coconut Rum, or Light Rum or Dark Rum – there’s a bottle of rum in there somewhere. It makes sense since rum is made from molasses (a byproduct of sugarcane harvests) that is mixed with cane juice and allowed to ferment.
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