The Mai Tai is one of the most iconic cocktails of all time. The rummy tropical mix is simple, delicious, and super refreshing. It’s also one of the most bastardized cocktails ever. Syrupy flavor ...

Lisa Lillien shares her recipe for a classic summer cocktail. Lisa Lillien is the author of the popular Hungry Girl website and email newsletter, featuring smart, funny advice on guilt-free eating.

Shake the above ingredients and strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

One sip of a refreshing and fruity mai tai, and I’m instantly transported to a sunny, sandy beach. Like any good tiki drink, ...

There never truly are enough words to fully cover the ongoing passion stirred among cocktail geeks by the classic mai tai. It doesn’t matter how many paeans of praise you craft for the mai tai and its ...

When J.K. Grence is working behind the bar at Trader Vic’s at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, he imagines himself to be playing Penn to the other bartender’s Teller. “I’m standing there talking ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date.

is based on the version perfected by restaurateur Victor J. Berjeron, better known as Trader Vic. Says Black Market beverage director Chris Coy (soon to man the bar at The Inferno Room), “The fun of a ...