Wendy Augustine, a bartender at Hali‘imaile General Store, knows Mai Tais. She knows them so well, in fact, that this weekend her special Mai Tai blend won the coveted title of World’s Best Mai Tai, making her the first ever Maui bartender to win such a victory. The Mai Tai is Hawaii’s signature drink. This is despite the fact that the Mai Tai isn’t really Hawaiian or even … [Read more...] about Mai Tai Festival Says Wendy Augustine Of Haliimaile General Store Makes The Best Mai Tai In The World
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Judging the Mai Tai Mix Off at the Royal Lahaina with Sammy Hagar
Small pot distilled liquors, fresh fruit forward juices and dark boozy floats are a mixologist’s wet dream. Add 10 grand to that and you have a throwdown of the modern Mai Tai, all of it fueled by Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum at the Royal Lahaina Resort. Eleven Maui bartenders rumbled last Wednesday for a chance at one of the 30 spots in the annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival … [Read more...] about Judging the Mai Tai Mix Off at the Royal Lahaina with Sammy Hagar
Heres How The MaiTai Kite Camp And Incubator Could Help Turn Maui Into The Next Silicon Valley
LOOKING AROUND THE ROOM, it was hard to separate the millionaires—and billionaires—from the kitesurfers. Partly because, in many cases, they were one and the same. “Thanks for being here everybody,” Bill Tai told the assembled crowd, seated under slowly rotating ceiling fans in the cramped yet-sunny meeting room of the Maui Country Club in Spreckelsville. With his broad, … [Read more...] about Heres How The MaiTai Kite Camp And Incubator Could Help Turn Maui Into The Next Silicon Valley