The Mai Tai was created by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron in 1944 at his namesake restaurant and bar in Oakland, California. Bergeron created the cocktail as a way to showcase the 17-year-old J ...

2. Nu Mai Tai This mai tai variant was created at Miami bar Esotico by Daniele Dalla Pola, and I include it second on this list because it incorporates a lot of the basic mai tai variant upgrades ...