According to mick brownlee, who worked with donn for over 10 years, the drink bergeron named the mai tai was created in his efforts to try to emulate the flavor of a q. The mai tai is a really awkward and obnoxious cocktail. Various books from victor bergeron described using rum from jamaica as well as from martinique. On my two week vacation from college and work im tryna get liquored up. Add the remaining ingredients, except the cherries and shake until cold and frothy, 30 to 45 seconds. Shake vigorously for 1015 seconds until the shaker is wellchilled and frosty on the outside. Although trader vics won an out of court settlement as to the naming rights for cocktail, the drinks true origin. Im not talking that iridescent glowing stuff served from a machine. Fill your cocktail shaker halfway with crushed ice, then add the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, orgeat almond, and curacaotriple sec. Mai taid up has romance, humor, drama, classy music, cocktails, and some tear jerking doggie moments.
The ultimate mai tai in both hawaiian and trader vics styles. Jun 30, 2015 a brief history of tiki culture, and the origins of the mai tai. Mai tai cocktail recipes and origins diffords guide. Oct 10, 2017 the mai tai is a really awkward and obnoxious cocktail. There are a lot of variations of the mai tai but im a firm believer that the best base for all of them is a good rum. Many people think this is a tropical fruit juice cocktail, but really, it is a strong rumbased drink. Tiki bars popped up all over the country, each attempting to. Get your swimsuit ready, were taking you to hawaii. I read martin cates book smugglers cove named after his san francisco bar of the same name which includes a. Victor bergeron, best known as trader vic, in 1944, created this classic cocktail. The heroine is keeping some pretty pertinent information from the hero and i was on the edge of. There was, for a time, a bar in australia selling a mai tai made from original ingredients including the j.
The ideal garnish for this cocktail is a single pitted lychee nut. Similar to a daiquiri, thanks to its base of white rum and lime juice, this beautiful cocktail also incorporates dark rum, orange curacao and orgeat syrup for a deliciously fruity finish. Combine all liquid ingredients in an icefilled shaker and shake until cold. Okay, not really, but this roundup of tropical mai tai drinks will have you feeling like youre sitting on a beach somewhere.
The mai tai, history, a recipe, a how to, an explanation and. You taste buds and your imagination will thank you. Post world war ii, interest in south pacific culture exploded in the cocktail world, fueling the tiki boom of the midcentury. As the story goes, when trader vic himself victor j.
Check out our patreon page if youd like to help support us. A classic cocktail made with one of the worlds classic rums, this mai tai mixes up tropical flavors like almond and spice to become your next tiki goto. In 1933, he opened a small restaurant in hollywood, decorated it. This tropical favorite was first blended in california by saloon owner victor trader vic bergeron in 1944. A history of the mai tai, a tiki drink, plus the trader vics recipe. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. The mai tai is perhaps the canonical tiki cocktail and there are innumerable recipes for it. This recipe is the real deal, tracing back to victor trader vic bergeron. The confusion comes from a hotel in hawaii that modified the original formula in the 1950s and added pineapple juicesometimes called a hawaiian mai taithen someone added guava and orange. The mai tai is the king of tiki cocktails and one of the most enduring of all vintage cocktails, but like most classic. So powerful is the lure of an original mai tai that the worlds. Mai taid up the cocktail series book 4 kindle edition.
Appleton vx rum, myers dark rum, curacao, house made. History of the mai tai cocktail make me a cocktail. Go to a bar and order a mai tai and 8 out of 10 times you will get a blend of juices shaken with some rum and served in a glass with an umbrella. Wray and nephew rum orange curacao, rock candy syrup sugar syrup 2. In 1944, after the success with several exotic rum drinks, victor felt a new drink was needed for trader vics. I have this coworker her name is mimi and she is a hoot to say the least. Sign up for my email subscription and never miss a recipe. Provided by trader vics to the search for the ultimate mai tai. Mai tai d up continues new york times bestselling author alice claytons cocktail series, which began with wallbanger and continued with rusty nailed and screwdrivered. The mai tai history and its recipes explained senior liqueur. The mai tai has an interesting history that was somehow lost in modernization, as was the recipe. Spawned from the rumsoaked genius mind of trader vic bergeron, the mai tai is one of the most regal refreshments in the exoticdrink.
Mai tai recipe and history how to make a mai tai cocktail. To make it less strong and more fruity, you may add lychee juice to the recipe. The mai tai, history, a recipe, a how to, an explanation and technique followed with a shopping list posted on 09082010 by caskstrength i must take a break from my generally offensive to unfunny people 10 rules of drinking like a man. Cocktail shaker lime juicer umbrella drink picks cocktail jigger preparation instructions.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The original mai tai combines rum with lime, triple sec, orgeat, and rock candy syrup. Nutritional analysis per serving 1 servings powered by. Victor bergeron trader vic created this drink back in the. A brief history of tiki culture, and the origins of the mai tai. Beach is generally acknowledged as the father of the tiki bar, and his obituary in the new york times alleged he had invented 84 bar drinks, but the mai tai cocktail was claimed to be originally created by both beach and victor bergeron aka, trader vic. Mai tai recipe traditional mai tai recipe, mai tai. It will be nothing that resembles the actual mai tai that was created around the 40s. Although trader vics won an out of court settlement as to the naming rights for cocktail, the drinks true origin continues to be debated. The mai tai is a tropical and fruity rum based cocktail. Combine light rum, gold rum, orange curacao, orgeat, and lime juice in a cocktail. When i imagine myself away from the daily drudgery, i often like to go tropical and when i go tropical, theres only one drink for me. In 1933, he opened a small restaurant in hollywood, decorated it with old fishing nets, ships lanterns and the like.
Im talking classic, original, worth hunting down special ingredients to have. Each one of the mai tai ingredients adds depth and flavor to the tropical cocktail. The mai tai is a cocktail based on rum, curacao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. The heroine is keeping some pretty pertinent information from the hero and i was on the edge of my seat waiting for the sht to hit. Mai tais, like most classic cocktails, have an uncertain history with two california restauranteur rivals both claiming they invented the drinks. For more information, please read my disclosure policy. The mai tai is the usual drink of the character frannie halcyon in the armistead maupin book series, tales of the city. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mai taid up the cocktail series book 4. Victor bergeron, one of the founders of the tiki cocktail culture, was very well known for his amazing rum cocktails and the mai tai is one of his creations. The tart lime juice balances the sweet pineapple juice and orgeat syrup a sweet almond flavored syrup offers a base note to anchor the flavors. The cocktail has evolved considerably since its first creation and now there are numerous versions of the mai tai recipe out there. Bartendingcocktailsmai tai wikibooks, open books for an. The mai tai earns its reputation as the most iconic tiki cocktail of all time despite containing no pineapple. Shake vigorously over shaved ice and garnish with a mint sprig.
Our love is history im gonna burn the letters you were sending me our love is history im gonna burn the letters you were sending me now listen, people to what i have to. A mai tai is basically a daiquiri based on aged rum with orange curacao liqueur and orgeat syrup contributing to its flavour and sweetness. The ultimate tropical cocktail this mai tai is my one of my favorite summertime drinks. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
Feb 06, 2018 a classic cocktail made with one of the worlds classic rums, this mai tai mixes up tropical flavors like almond and spice to become your next tiki goto. If the hot summer weather has got you feeling in the mood for something tikitiki, the tropical mai tai cocktail might be just what you need. The maikai turns 60 with special history presentations, celebration miami rum festival party and santeros elixir cocktail recipe the maikai competes in the art of tiki at sobewff pupule punch recipe new maikai mugs released, history book coming the undead get lively at the maikais seventh annual hulaween party. Perfect mai tai cocktail recipe for your next tiki party. The lychee martini is a cocktail made of lychee liqueur such as lichido or soho, vodka and a dash of lime juice. Sep 08, 2010 the mai tai, history, a recipe, a how to, an explanation and technique followed with a shopping list posted on 09082010 by caskstrength i must take a break from my generally offensive to unfunny people 10 rules of drinking like a man series to offer to new readers this treatise on mai tais.
The pimms history begins in london in 1823, when james. But no doubt, this is the best mai tai cocktail recipe around and youll want to mix up a batch this weekend. This recipe is a close adaptation of bergerons original recipe sourced from beachbum berry, a great resource for tiki cocktail history. Mai tai, tahitian for out of this world the best, was created by victor j. A month of mai tais exploring the rums, one mai tai at a. Not to be confused with plastic swizzle sticks, a swizzle is a small branch with a long handle and a head looking much like a jack from the childrens game of the same name.
Not because it tastes bad or is particularly difficult to make, but because of peoples expectations. As the story goes, a friend from tahiti had dropped in for a drink. Original mai tai classic, tropical, amazing the drink blog. Mai taid up the cocktail series book 4 kindle edition by clayton, alice. The second world war was in full swing on fronts in europe and the pacific and. As the most bastardized cocktail in the world, there are just too many versions of it around. The mai tai became such a popular cocktail in the 1950s60s that many restaurants, particularly tikithemed restaurants or bars, served them. Mai tai 2 ounces jamaican rum 12 ounce orange curacao 12 ounce orgeat syrup 34 ounce fresh lime juice mint sprig for garnish. A south seas traveler, bergeron eventually introduced his mai taitahitian for the very bestto the hawaiian islands. Having recently made orgeat and falernum for a mai tai night we were motivated to try out a couple of recipes using our leftover syrups.
Mai taid up continues new york times bestselling author alice claytons cocktail series, which began with wallbanger and continued with rusty nailed and screwdrivered. The mai tai was also prominently featured in the elvis presley film blue hawaii. In 1944, when the cocktail was invented by victor j. The mai tai started as a rum cocktail so popular it supposedly depleted world rum supplies in the 1940s and 50s. A more detailed history of this drink, along with its variants can be found on our mai tai. This pretty mai tai cocktail is fruity and refreshing. Mai taid up the cocktail series book 4 kindle edition by. A more detailed history of this drink, along with its variants can be found on our mai tai cocktail page. The original mai tai tiki cocktail recipes pictures. The mai tai is the king of tiki cocktails and one of the most enduring of all vintage cocktails, but like most classic drinks there is controversy over its origin while its reputation is tarnished by poor renditions. Mai tai d up has romance, humor, drama, classy music, cocktails, and some tear jerking doggie moments. Gotta have this drink since it has my name all over it. Aug 14, 2015 cocktail shaker lime juicer umbrella drink picks cocktail jigger preparation instructions. Made with both coconut and spiced rum, plus a glug of orangeflavored cointreau or triple sec, this cocktail certainly packs a punch a blend of pineapple and orange juices, plus a splash of grenadine, give this drink its signature fruity taste and summer sky hue.
This recipe is the real deal, tracing back to victor trader vic bergeron jr. The mai tai, history, a recipe, a how to, an explanation. The original mai tai trader vics signature drink showcases premium aged rum. There has been a lot of conversation over the beginning of the mai tai, and many have claimed credit. If youre wondering how to make a mai tai or whats in a mai tai, youve come to the right place. The possibly worst mai tai recipe i have ever encountered came from a cocktail book. Crafted from premium rums and a hit of fruit, the mai tai is a delectable drink with many. Not a problem for me, as ive already taken the mai tai and the one hundred dollar mai tai and turned the knob all the way to eleven once before. The gossip mill in the seaside community of monterey is churning about chloe patterson, the newcomer who is starting a sanctuary for rescued pit bulls. Try our mai tai recipe and learn how to make the perfect cocktail with jamie oliver s drinks tube.
850 1261 888 690 811 814 1257 1221 895 918 993 1085 1247 857 1042 1416 1425 1157 982 1318 690 1027 334 827 344 768 1019 348 299 1229 1258 411 301 370 1200 589 1294 917 1182 1329 1444 758 286 131 477 996 551 988 136 59 49