How to Use mai tai in a Sentence
mai tai
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On the basis of the mai tai, Bergeron's closer to the French guy.
—David Wondrich, Esquire, 17 June 2015
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But oh how the mai tai has suffered, not the least at Bergeron's own hands.
—David Wondrich, Esquire, 17 June 2015
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The outlook for a tasty mai tai ($14) at the bar was nothing short of sunny.
—Susanne Fowler, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
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The Rye Tai is a riff on a classic mai tai, swapping in rye whiskey, Choi said.
—Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
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Any of the mixed drinks, such as a mai tai or a pineapple mule, can be served in a frozen pineapple.
—Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
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The drinks menu has a mai tai and a tropical cocktail theme.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2020
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All guests receive a silk lei and mai tai cocktail (or choice of soft drink).
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2023
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The heart needs a vacation, a chaise lounge by the sea, and a mai tai with an umbrella.
—Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
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The rum drinks at Obispo were simple and unadorned, with nary a mai tai in sight.
—Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2020
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When hunger strikes, a platter of seafood and a mai tai with views of the Indian River is just the thing.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
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The lovechild of a mai tai and a Negroni, this fruity orgeat and Campari cocktail is a sweet and summery thirst-quencher.
—Beth Dixon, Saveur, 13 July 2023
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But, sweet cocktails like a mai tai can have as much as 300 calories and loads of sugar.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 12 Dec. 2022
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Can’t go wrong with a classic mai tai, served in what looked like a stout little rabbit mug.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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The oceanside Hiro's Ohana Grill makes a tasty mai tai and serves fresh seafood specials every day.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2021
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The one of a mai tai-sipping Santa, located in the hotel’s porte cochere, contains 50 tons of sand.
—Jay Jones, latimes.com, 11 Dec. 2017
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Characters drink alcohol out of red cups at a party, and one of the band members has a mai tai.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
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Though the menu changes often, the plate of honeycomb, Humboldt Fog cheese and apples is a staple, as is the mai tai, mixed with a macadamia nut orgeat syrup.
—Martha Cheng, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
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Wash it all down with the signature Merriman's mai tai.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2021
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One of the many highlights of this hotspot is the mai tai featuring a proprietary blend of rums, with lime and homemade almond syrup (orgeat).
—Allison Jack, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
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Having a bottle or two of orgeat on hand means an iconic mai tai or a warming Amaro cocktail is only a trip to the liquor store away.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2021
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This is certainly the best place on the property to hide from the hot sun and enjoy a mai tai with a side of sweeping ocean vistas (and stunning sunsets in the evenings).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2022
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After dinner, grab a mai tai and a front-row table for views of the blushing late-afternoon sky at the Sunset Tiki Bar.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
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The Tamarack Deck at Park 101 has added its version of a traditional mai tai to its cocktail program.
—Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018
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Noel and Food Editor Ariel Cheung sipped a sampling of them to find out which stood out among the mule, margarita and mai tai offerings.
—Raquel Zaldivar, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2021
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Far from the hotels, mai tai bars and tourists at Waikiki in Honolulu, Greg Noll sat on his surfboard beyond the frothy waves and considered his fate.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
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At the same time, Stuart evokes an era of languid afternoons on the lanai: mai tai in hand, ceiling fan circling slowly overhead.
—Nancy Moreland, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2019
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Also on the menu are a few classic tropical drinks including a mai tai and a mojito.
—Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 25 Feb. 2020
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For those who want to get into the aloha spirit but can’t spring for a quick trip to Oahu, the mai tai uses Cruzan rum and is loaded with fruity hints and a nice pucker that balances sweet with the sour.
—Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 9 Oct. 2019
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Take the mai tai, for example, which was invented by Victor Bergeron, better known as Trader Vic, in the 1940s.
—Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2020
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Shipwreck Bar’s mai tai is named for the resort’s OG bartender, Conrad, and rumor has it, the nearly lethal original recipe had seven-and-a-half ounces of booze.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
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