Mahiki

The club was established in 2006 at 1 Dover Street (the site of an earlier nightclub) by Piers Adam, David Phelps and Nick House.^[1] Mahiki was a nightclub and bar with a Polynesian and tiki theme, predominantly specialising in rum. Mahiki claimed to maintain a “democratic” door policy; according to House, "whether you're fat, thin, bald, ugly or old, you can get in.”^[2][3] For a time, the club was managed by Jack Brooksbank, who later married Princess Eugenie.^[4][5]

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”^[6] of the hotel, as stated by the owners at the time.^[7][6]

In 2017, Mahiki's owners further expanded and franchised the brand.^[8][9] In the course of that year, Mahiki Clubs have opened in Marbella, Spain,^[10] in the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia,^[11] in Manchester (in collaboration with Gary Neville's company GG Hospitality Management Ltd. ,^[12][9] closed in 2018,^[13] reopened in 2019^[14]) and at a second London location (Mahiki Kensington,^[15][16] closed in 2019^[17]). There is also a Mahiki club in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[18]

In 2008, a line of three rum blends exclusively sold at Selfridges (not available anymore) was released under the Mahiki brand.^[19] Mahiki Coconut, the club's branded rum coconut liqueur, was first introduced in 2011.^[20][21][22]

MBG has launched the Mahiki drinks range^[23][24] in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Spain in 2019.^[25][26][27] The original canned pre-mixes were replaced with the new products 'Mahiki Coconut Pineapple Cocktail' and 'Mahiki Coconut Maracuja Cocktail'.^[28][24] Later in 2019, a rum coconut liqueur with cream was added to the range.^[29] New pre-mixes were introduced in June 2020.^[30]