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by ivanmateev

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Bright as a tropical moon, smooth as summer surf, rich as old Lurline passengers, cool and fresh as green limes, the Mai Tai is Hawaii's favorite drink. One sip and it's paradise. ..The Mai Tai may be Polynesian in name, but it's American in origin, created not on a tropical lagoon but on the mudflats of San Franciso's East Bay in 1944, by a legendary California restaurateur, the late Vic Bergeron of Trader Vic's fame. He mixed an ounce of 17-year-old Wray & Nephew Jamaica rum, juice of half a lime, some orange curacao made in Holland, a dash of rock candy syrup and a dallop of French ogreat. The lime shell went into the drink for color and a branch of fresh mint garnished the cocktail. The first two cocktails, Victor gave to his Tahitian friends Eastham and Carrie Guild. They took one sip and said, 'Mai tai roa ae' which means ''out of this world, the best'. That is how that deliscious cocktail was given it's name. ..The Mai Tai became popular at Trader Vic's restaurants in Oakland, San Francisco and Seattle. In 1953, Bergeron introduced the Mai Tai to Hawaii at the Royal Hawaiian and Moana Hotels. It was the right drink at the right place at the right time. Since then it is the most popular drink there. ..You may create it yourself using

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