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Victor J. Bergeron claimed to have invented the Mai Tai in 1944 at his restaurant, Trader Vic's, in Oakland, California, US. [2] Trader Vic's forerunner, Donn Beach, claimed to have instead first created it in 1933, although a longtime colleague said that Beach was actually just alleging that the Mai Tai was based on his Q.B. Cooler cocktail.
Victor Bergeron, known as "Trader Vic," broke into the bar business with a $500 loan. Later, he'd go on to create the Mai Tai and pilot a vast chain of tiki bars throughout the world.
According to the Trader Vic's website, the Mai-Tai was invented by "Trader Vic" Bergeron in 1944 in Oakland, California. Beyond the Mai Tai, Bergeron's other more famous drinks included the Fog Cutter and the Scorpion Bowl. [12] Both drinks were served in a specific and highly decorated mug or bowl.
Perhaps the most famous example of Trader Vic’s iconic contributions to culinary history is the Mai Tai. This sunny vacation cocktail was created by Trader Vic himself — Vic Bergeron sure knew ...
The other archetypical bar is Trader Vic's, the first of which was created by Victor Bergeron in Oakland, California, in 1936. The quintessential tiki cocktail, the Mai Tai, was concocted at the original Trader Vic's in 1944. [10] He began opening franchises outside of California, beginning with The Outrigger in Seattle, Washington in 1949.
The Mai Tai cocktail was first concocted in Oakland in 1944, and it became very popular at Trader Vic's restaurant. [41] Established in 1932, just four years later, Trader Vic's was so successful San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen was inspired to write, "the best restaurant in San Francisco is in Oakland". [42]
Victor J. Bergeron had opened a competing version called Trader Vic's in the late 1930s in the San Francisco Bay Area and the two men were (sometimes) amicable rivals for many years. Each claimed to have created the Mai Tai (the Tahitian word for "good"), a popular rum based cocktail that Beach said was a knock-off of his Q.B. Cooler. [34]
I have a 437 page “Trader Vic Bartender’s Guide” reprint from 1948 (originally published in 1947) that has no reference to a Mai Tai. I also have an original 1946 copy of “Trader Vic’s Book of Food and Drink”, again, with no reference to a “Mai Tai”. Buggmann 55 18:38, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
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