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The drinks were in general named after the mythological Gremlin creatures that caused mechanical problems for World War II aviators. [6] The PB2Y was a reference to the PB2Y Coronado military plane. As a morale builder Bergeron sent packages of his drinks to fliers in the South Pacific. [ 7 ]
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland. Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States.Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
Trader Vic is largely credited with inventing the Scorpion Bowl, which after the Mai Tai and the Fog Cutter was Vic's third most famous cocktail. [5] As called for in his Bartender's Guide from 1947, his Scorpion Punch was meant for twelve people with listed ingredients of: 1 1/2 bottles of Puerto Rican rum, 2 oz gin, 2 oz brandy, 1 pt fresh lemon juice, 1/2 pt fresh orange juice, 1/2 pt ...
Jeffy Berry calls the Fog Cutter Trader Vic's second most historically popular cocktail, unusual for a tiki drink because of the cream sherry that is floated on top. [8] The recipe for the drink is the same in both Bergeron's original 1947 Bartender's Guide and his revised version from 1972. [9]
Other Vic recipes called for the use of his commercial Mai-Tai mix [12] as a basis along with multiple rums, lime juice, and the unusual garnishment for a Tiki drink of a cucumber peel. [13] A hand written note allegedly from a waiter at Trader Vic's circa 1970 listed the "key" ingredient as being the inclusion of rum from Barbados. [14]
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.
Category for Tiki themed alcoholic mixed drinks typically served at Tiki bars, such as those historically served at Don the Beachcomber's, Trader Vic's, the Tiki Ti, Tonga Room or Mai-Kai. May also include so called " Atomic cocktails " now associated with post World War II retroism.
From 1934 Into the Twenty-First Century. If you were to create a list of American restaurant brands that have existed since the 1930s, that list would be fairly short.