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Mai Tai Day
30 August 2023
Take a trip to the tropics on August 30th – Mai Tai Day. The delicious cocktail has its origins in Oakland, California and its name comes from “Mai Tai-Roa Aé.” In Tahitian this means “Out of this world – the best.”, apparently what the first person that tasted this cocktail said after the first sip. It all started in 1944 when Victor Bergeron (aka Trader Vic) served his friends from Tahiti with a mix of Jamaican rum, orange, fresh lime, French orgeat syrup, and candy sugar, and decorated with mint and lime. They say it’s impossible to have this drink without thinking you’re on an island…