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The outside of Mahiki, June 2008

Mahiki is a London nightclub and bar in Dover Street, just off Piccadilly, near the Ritz Hotel, well known for its celebrity clientele. It is named after the Polynesian path to the underworld.[citation needed] Mahiki was opened in October 2006 by Piers Adam and Nick House.[1][2] The club has attracted media attention as a favourite haunt of royals including Princes William and Harry and celebrities such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Kelly Rowland, and Paris Hilton.[3] Its themed Thursday nights, hosted by Henry Conway, a socialite, were[4] particularly popular, and rival club owner Charlie Gilkes has said "Thursday nights at Mahiki ... are the night in London, there are queues going round the block."[5]

About the club

Inside Mahiki, June 2008

The club was opened at 1, Dover Street in 2005 (the site of an earlier nightclub) by Piers Adam, David Phelps and Nick House. Mahiki is a nightclub and bar, with a Polynesian and tiki theme, predominantly specialising in rum. Mahiki claims that it adheres to a mostly open door policy. Its co-founder Nick House has said "The vision with Mahiki is that whether you're fat, thin, bald, ugly or old, you can get in. Admittedly, when it gets to 11pm, it might be more difficult. But certainly, until it reaches capacity, anyone can get in."[2] Some papers have attributed its popularity with London's upper class in part to promotions manager Guy Pelly, who is a close friend of Princes William and Harry.[2][6] For a time, Mahiki was managed by Jack Brooksbank, who later married Princess Eugenie.[7][8]

The Mahiki brand

Other clubs

A Mahiki club in Dubai, located at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, opened in 2011 and closed in 2018, due to “unforeseen circumstances during the renovation”[9] of the hotel, as stated by the owners at the time.[10][9]

In 2017, Mahiki's owners further expanded and franchised the brand.[11][12] In the course of that year, Mahiki Clubs have opened in Marbella, Spain,[13] in the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia,[14] in Manchester (in collaboration with Gary Neville's company GG Hospitality Management Ltd. ,[15][12] closed in 2018,[16] reopened in 2019[17]) and at a second London location (Mahiki Kensington,[18][3] closed in 2019[19]). There is also a Mahiki club in Gothenburg, Sweden.[20]

Branded liquors

In 2003, a line of three rum blends exclusively sold at Selfridges (not available anymore) was released under the Mahiki brand.[21] Mahiki Coconut, the club's branded rum coconut liqueur, was first introduced in 2011.[22][23][24] In 2017, it was relaunched with a new bottle design by fashion designer Henry Holland, as Mahiki Coconut Rum.[25][26] The liqueur is described as „refined with Jamaican and Polynesian rum and rounded off with Samoan coconuts“.[27] Later that year, Mahiki introduced three ready-to-drink canned cocktails adapted from cocktails on the Mahiki menu (Treasure Chest, Pina Colada and Coconut Grenade).[28] For production of the beverage range, Mahiki partnered with Diageo;[26] marketing and distribution were overseen by the UK drinks distributor Cellar Trends.[25][28]

References

  1. ^ Say Cheese. Daily Candy. 25 October 2006.
  2. ^ a b c Mahiki opens Park Lane whisky club for bankers in their 40s. Evening Standard. Benedict Moore-Bridger. 9 June 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Mahiki: How the Royals' favourite nightclub got a midlife makeover". The Telegraph. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ Bell, Matthew (10 October 2017). "The mayhem and magic of Mahiki". www.tatler.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ Hooray Henry! Loving the limelight. The Independent. Henry Deedes. 8 May 2008
  6. ^ Model 'raped' at nightclub popular with young Royals. The Telegraph. Aislinn Simpson. 9 July 2008.
  7. ^ Malvern, Jack (22 January 2018). "Jack Brooksbank: the former waiter marrying Princess Eugenie". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ Eads, Lauren (23 January 2018). "Fiancé of Princess Eugenie named Casamigos Ambassador". www.thedrinksbusiness.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ a b Nagraj, Aarti (6 September 2018). "Dubai nightclub Mahiki closes down". gulfbusiness.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ Ferris-Lay, Claire (30 January 2012). "High-end nightclubs still big business for Dubai". www.hoteliermiddleeast.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ Arsenault, Bridget (18 February 2018). "London's Top Night Club Owner Piers Adam Explains The Secret To Success". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ a b Sullivan, Isabella (2 October 2017). "Piers Adam on the opening of Mahiki Manchester". imbibe.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. ^ Brown, Alex (31 May 2017). "Celebrities descend on Marbella for Mahiki bar opening". www.theolivepress.es. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Club Tropicana". Uniq Forte Village Sardinia (Advertising brochure): p. 28. 2017. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  15. ^ Bourne, Dianne (19 August 2017). ""The very opposite of pretentious" - Gary Neville on bringing Mahiki bar to Manchester". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  16. ^ Binns, Simon (25 June 2018). "Manchester city centre bar Mahiki closes less than a year after opening". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  17. ^ Heward, Emily (18 April 2019). "Manchester party bar Mahiki is reopening". www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  18. ^ Prynn, Jonathan (14 July 2017). "Mahiki to open 'grown-up' venue near Princes Harry and William in Kensington". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  19. ^ Edmonds, Lizzy (8 October 2019). "Bloom: „No-nonsense" nightclub from team behind Pergola to replace Mahiki Kensington". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Mahiki Gothenburg Homepage". mahiki.se. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  21. ^ Karlas, Taatu (20 June 2008). "Mahiki Rum launches exclusively at Selfridges". refinedvices.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Mahiki Coconut Liqueur". www.cityam.com. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Mahiki Coconut". www.thehandbook.com. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  24. ^ "New deal to boost UK distribution of Mahiki Coconut". barmagazine.co.uk. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  25. ^ a b Carruthers, Nicola (15 February 2017). "London's Mahiki launched coconut rum liqueur". www.thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  26. ^ a b Pawson, Helen (31 May 2017). "Mahiki coconut rum launches exclusively with World Duty Free". www.moodiedavittreport.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  27. ^ "Mahiki Homepage". www.mahiki.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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