Tag: Tropical Cocktails

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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