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 ...

A brief history: In 1944, “Trader” Vic Bergeron invents a cocktail with a 17-year-old Jamaican rum and fresh lime to balance out the sweetened almond syrup and orange liqueur. It is sharp, lean, ...

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