MIEHANA ON THE DELTA
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In the current issue of New Orleans magazine, wine guru Tim McNally forsakes the grape to talk about our Miehana cocktail (recipe above). It’s a drink we created to commemorate the ground-breaking 1996 exhibit of Polynesian Pop style in mid-century Orange County, “Native Drums In The Orange Grove,” held at the Anaheim Museum. (Spell “Miehana” backwards and see what you get!)
Curators Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily wanted a drink with an orange component, hence the Grand Marnier, which was a bit too familiar a flavor when mixed with the usual rum and citrus — but reacted in an unexpectedly interesting way to the addition of coconut rum. The drink has since found its way onto the menus of several Southern California bars and restaurants, but more gratifying for us was the Miehana mug Kevin and Jody sculpted to house the drink (pictured above).