“Mai tai is just generally the most popular cocktail in Hawaii,” said Eric Harris, a Native Hawaiian bartender of over 15 years who is the current bar manager at Tikis Grill & Bar, a locally ...

Several of the Hawaiian resorts profiled for our report on the "perfect mai tai" gave us their favorite zero-proof or nonalcoholic drinks.

Three takes on a mai tai at the Royal Hawaiian: Clockwise from left, the Ali’i, the Royal Hawaiian and the Vic’s 44. (Photo by Rebecca Tobin) Ending where it began ...

In 1953, it is said Trader Vic took the Mai Tai to the Hawaiian Islands. There is where he was asked to formalize drinks for the bars at the Royal Hawaiian and Moana Surfrider Hotels.

Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai. ... Naturally, these guys are hesitant to try classic tiki drinks such as the 1944 mai tai, and are instead hunting for anything on the menu that has bourbon in it instead.

A classic mai tai is made from Jamaican rum, orange Curaçao liqueur, and orgeat, which is a sweet syrup made from almonds and orange flower water. Over the mai tai's 80-year history, different ...

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.

HONOLULU – Sitting inside Skull & Crown Trading, you have to rely on your senses. Tucked away in the historic Chinatown district, the dark bar is inspired by the 1900s-era trading companies that ...

A giant tiki head and mermaid statue watch over guests as they sip their drinks. ... a Native Hawaiian bartender who works at the historic Royal Hawaiian Resort’s 70-year-old Mai Tai Bar.

HONOLULU – Sitting inside Skull & Crown Trading, you have to rely on your senses. Tucked away in the historic Chinatown district, the dark bar is inspired by the 1900s-era trading companies that once ...