Mr. Bali Hai
Mr. Bali Hai is a tiki drink served in a special mug at the Bali Hai restaurant on Shelter Island in San Diego, California. The drink has had different recipes over the years, but a prominent version from the 1970s calls for 1 1/2 oz of dark Jamaican rum, 1 oz light Puerto Rican rum, 3/4 oz coffee flavored brandy, 1 1/2 oz unsweetened pineapple juice, 1 oz lemon juice, and 1/2 oz of sugar syrup. The mug has the same name as the drink, Mr. Bali Hai, and comes in the shape of a headhunter's head with a removable lid. Despite the use of a headhunter themed mug and shared coffee flavored ingredients, the Mr. Bali Hai otherwise bears little resemblance to Trader Vic's flaming Coffee Grog, which was served in a "headhunter cup". History The Mr. Bali Hai was the signature drink of the Bali Hai shortly after it opened in 1954, and became synonymous with the Mr. Bali Hai motif that served not just as a mug but also as the restaurant's signage and large entrance way wood carving. Credible information is not available as to who invented the first Mr. Bali Hai recipe. According to the