The Mai Tai’s name comes from the Tahitian word for good, Maita’I. It’s said that when the drink was invented, one of the first people to taste it exclaimed “Maita’I-roa aé,” or “out of this world, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Uncorking wine and spirits adventures around the world. Aug 30, 2024, 06:00am EDT A classic Mai Tai cocktail is usually made with ...

The mai tai is one tipple that has been through the wringer. The history of the cocktail is somewhat disputed between the tiki godfathers of Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron and Donn "Don the Beachcomber" ...

While there is some debate, most spirits scholars and history buffs agree that the mai tai — arguably the most famous cocktail to emerge from the tiki movement of the mid-twentieth century — was ...

Sixty years ago, cocktail history was made in Oakland, with the creation of the Mai Tai -- a fruity and powerful concoction that has been associated with breezy relaxation ever since. The Mai Tai soon ...

Seventy-five years ago, Vic Bergeron—known to pretty much everyone as Trader Vic— invented the Mai Tai. He was behind his bar in Oakland one night in 1944, and he was mixing up some new drinks. He ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The mai tai is a drink that some would mistakenly think originated from Hawaii. Although it is a very popular tropical drink in Hawaii, this drink is said to be originated in ...