What does a rum from a remote French island in the Indian Ocean have to do with the most fabled of all tiki cocktails? Quite a lot, actually. ByTony Sachs, Contributor. Forbes contributors publish ...
Trader Vic created the Mai Tai to showcase a specific rum, now discontinued. These rums are worthy of the classic recipe. Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, ...
The Mai Tai Was created to showcase rum, not hide it. The Mai Tai was created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron in 1944 at his namesake restaurant and bar in Oakland, California. Bergeron created the ...
© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. After years of great debate over the Mai Tai’s provenance, a 1970 court declared Victor Bergeron ...
Unlike many tropical cocktails that rely heavily on fruit juice and syrups, the balance of aged rum, lime juice, orgeat, and orange curaçao in a Mai Tai was crafted with intention. The Mai Tai can be ...