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, ...

The Mai Tai has more fathers than one can reasonably hope to count. There’s a good explanation behind the volume of claims. The Los Alamos–like secrecy that prevailed in many tiki bars meant that no ...

“RumDood” Matthew Robold of 320 Main gives a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the perfect Mai Tai, plus where to find one in L.A. should you not be so DIY-inclined. You like drinking, sure, and ...

No matter where you are in the country right now—no matter what town you’re in, on what time of what day—the answer to that question is almost certainly, yes. Imagine someone places an icy Mojito into ...

Emeryville, Calif. (KGO) -- The world famous Mai Tai cocktail is synonymous with the tropics, but the original Mai Tai was created at Trader Vic's in the East Bay. Trader Vic's a tiki-themed ...

There’s no denying that from both a business and drinking culture point of view, one of the biggest stories of the pandemic era has been the meteoric rise of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails. Perhaps ...

Rum is the ultimate summer spirit. There are some spirits, like gin, that can easily wear summer clothes, and others, like whiskey, that require a bit more mixological magic to get them to vibe with ...

The Mai Tai was one of Google’s top trending cocktails of 2021. It’s no surprise, if you ask us: After quarantine and a barrage of hellish global events, we’re all in desperate need of a little liquid ...