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Bahi Hut Lounge Sarasota, FL. Mai Tai Recipe Any Thoughts? |
Maui Chimes
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 10, 2010
Posts: 24
From: The Hyacinth House
|  Posted: 2012-10-01 6:54 pm Permalink
Can anyone, including locals.., who have had the Bahi Hut Mai Tai shed some light on the flavor profile of the drink. I myself love a strong Mai Tai and was curios of what this"secret recipe" taste like. From my internet research, it is mentioned over and over how strong the drink is. In one article I read, the bartender does state that the drink is made with 7 different types of rum, (wow!) and real fruit juices. The cocktail (in the photos I was able find) looks red, but claims there is no grenadine in the mix. So what are dominant flavors (pineapple, orange....almond...,etc) besides the rocket fuel.
Strange enough I was not able to find any info on TC, even in locating tiki?
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jingleheimerschmidt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 328
From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2012-10-02 3:37 pm Permalink
Never been but it looks like your "average" Chinese restaurant mai tai. I can't imagine its anything more than Hawaiian punch and a load of booze. Seven rums?!?! I call BS. Unless its seven servings of rum.
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TikiHardBop
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Feb 21, 2009
Posts: 358
From: Rockledge, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-02 4:44 pm Permalink
I've been there and had their drinks, and they pretty much are bar juices and tons of bad rum and a whole bunch of grenadine. They'll get you there, though. The Bali Hut is a great link to history, not a great place to drink!
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Maui Chimes
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 10, 2010
Posts: 24
From: The Hyacinth House
| Posted: 2012-10-02 6:05 pm Permalink
Thanks, I agree 7 rums in one drink does sound like BS to me too. But.... If it is bottom shelf rum maybe but what's the point, sure it'll knock you out but also taste like crap. Thats why I was surprised that so many reviews of the Bahi hut mai tai say that it also taste good.
Here is the link to the bartender commenting about the 7 rums. Good read at the least.
http://roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/southeast/rpeekfl/eatsfl/tavernsfl/balihut/index.htm
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arriano
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2006
Posts: 1136
From: Birdland - San Diego
| Posted: 2012-10-03 08:45 am Permalink
Next time you're there, see if they even have seven rums on the shelf.
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