{"id":36910,"date":"2025-11-17T10:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/?p=36910"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:33:06","slug":"exclusive-mai-kai-updates-rum-release-date-holiday-cocktails-and-mug-anniversary-events-plus-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2025\/11\/17\/exclusive-mai-kai-updates-rum-release-date-holiday-cocktails-and-mug-anniversary-events-plus-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Mai-Kai updates: Rum release date, holiday cocktails and mug, anniversary events, plus more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Dec. 26, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

One year after a spectacular reopening, South Florida’s historic Mai-Kai restaurant<\/a> is planning a series of holiday treats that should make even the most hardcore Grinch jump for joy. The first will come the day after a special Thanksgiving feast, when the ground-breaking Mai-Kai Rum No. 1<\/a> will go on sale during a Black Friday release party.
\nRELATED:<\/B><\/FONT> Mai-Kai legends return to the stage for 69th anniversary celebration<\/a>
\n• Mai-Kai holiday treats include 12 drinks of Christmas, new Rum Barrel mug, festive decor, non-stop events<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Mai-Kai’s general manager and beverage director, Cory Starr, introduced Mai-Kai Rum No. 1 during a Miami Rum Festival seminar (left) on Nov. 8. The next day, he was joined by Molokai Bar server Hannah Almanzar in serving up samples during the event’s grand tasting. (Photos by Hurricane Hayward)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rum wowed guests on Thursday, Nov. 6, during a sneak preview party in the restaurant’s Molokai Bar, when a select few were able to snag one of the colorfully packaged one-liter bottles. Then, on Saturday, Nov. 8, general manager and beverage director Cory Starr<\/a> announced the Black Friday event during a seminar at the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival.<\/a>
\nPrevious coverage:<\/strong> Mai-Kai Rum No. 1 to make a splash during 2025 Miami Rum Renaissance Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for full coverage of the presentation hosted by ambassador Adrienne Stoner of Maison Ferrand in an upcoming deep dive into the 100-proof blend, which is being produced exclusively for the Mai-Kai. The quick answer to the burning question: Sorry, there is currently no plan for distribution outside of the Mai-Kai Trading Company gift shop.<\/p>\n

It’s a unique rum that bypasses normal distribution, sent directly to the restaurant from the Caribbean via a bottling plant in southwest Florida. The blend of rums from historic stills in Barbados and Jamaica was a unanimous hit at the Coral Gables festival, including the main grand tasting event on Sunday, Nov. 9.<\/p>\n

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