Why Are There So Many Mai Tai Recipes? After its creation, it didn't take long for the mai tai to surpass the zombie cocktail as "the" drink to order at America's tiki bars. The owners and bartenders of these tropical-themed establishments were notorious for guarding recipes against compet...
midcentury bar movement known as tiki, with its penchant for secret recipes and ingredients. the mai tai was the subject of big disagreement from the two most famous tiki creators, donn the beachcomber and trader vic, who both claimed to have invented the cocktail some time around the 1930s...
I subtly mentioned to both respectable gentleman (Jeff and Craig) that I had been working on gin-based tiki drinks, and their eyes lit up like an flickering, rum-filled lightbulb on the verge of exploding. And so, I present the first cocktail (and post) on Kaiser Penguin in over four...
In 1944, Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron, founder of the international Polynesian restaurant chain (yes, that Trader Vic) served his new tiki drink to friends visiting from Tahiti. One sip and it was declared “Maitai’i roe a’e” (“out of this world, the best,” in Tahitian). Get ...
Simple Strong Sweet Tiki Tropical Ugly Winter Night More Getting Started Units Glassware Links Our Friends Link to Us Cocktails in the Classic CategoryRenowned classics and famous cocktails from around the world. Some of the recipes found here are not the originals but personal adaptations from the...
This kitsch titan of the tropical canon climbs four places this year – like most tiki drinks, it’s enjoyed by bartenders in their less serious moments. This year 15% of polled bars had the rum, orgeat, lime and curaçao classic among their regular roster of classics. 18. Boulevardier ...
gave the drink to a friend who on her first sip cried out “Maita’i roa ae!”, which translates as “very good” in Tahitian, hence the name. The drink became very popular in the 1950s and ’60s, particularly among “tiki” themed restaurants and bars, despite it having no authentic...
Recreating classic tiki recipes was hard work As the art of exotic cocktails fell into disrepair, a few intrepid investigators attempted to pull it back from the edge of the abyss. Key among their number is likely cocktail historian Jeff Berry—author of books such asPotions of the Caribbean—...
Why Are There So Many Mai Tai Recipes? After its creation, it didn't take long for the mai tai to surpass the zombie cocktail as "the" drink to order at America's tiki bars. The owners and bartenders of these tropical-themed establishments were notorious for guarding recipes against compet...