... Pearl Harbor outranks mai tai

10.06 pm Wednesday 08 December 2010

We always forget about that pesky international dateline, maybe because we are still primarily anglo centric.

The Japanese attack on the US base at Pearl Harbor was at about 7 am on Sunday 7 December 1941 Hawaiian time, which would have been ? around 3 am in the morning on Monday 8 December 1941 in eastern Australia.

So here is a Pearl Harbor cocktail from : http://cocktails.about.com/od/vodkadrinkrecipes/r/pearl_harbor.htm

• 1 oz melon liqueur = midori
  
• pineapple juice
• maraschino cherry for garnish
• pineapple chunks for garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour the vodka and melon liqueur into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
2. Fill with pineapple juice.
3. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and pineapple chunk on a cocktail skewer.

Would think calls for a pretty paper parasol.

Was in 1966 on overcast day at Pearl Harbor; didn't seem place for cocktails.

Simple, but think I still prefer mai tai.