Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide and the Mai Tai - Tiki Drinks and Food

DC Dr. Coruba Tiki Socialite Joined: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 333	DC Dr. Coruba Posted posted on Mon, Nov 11, 2013 5:47 AM Both Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic were big on keeping their exact drink recipes secret for as long as possible early on. DtB was so notoriously successful we did not get an authentic recipe for his original Zombie until Jeff Berry's breakthrough work. I've come to think that the reveal of the Mai Tai recipe in Trader Vic's cooking and bartending guides starting in 1972 may have been due to the famous "who created the Mai Tai" lawsuit. The upside was that Bergeron won, but the downside may have been having to reveal the recipe. The lawsuit was resolved just before those editions came out.

Both Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic were big on keeping their exact drink recipes secret for as long as possible early on. DtB was so notoriously successful we did not get an authentic recipe for his original Zombie until Jeff Berry's breakthrough work. I've come to think that the reveal of the Mai Tai recipe in Trader Vic's cooking and bartending guides starting in 1972 may have been due to the famous "who created the Mai Tai" lawsuit. The upside was that Bergeron won, but the downside may have been having to reveal the recipe. The lawsuit was resolved just before those editions came out.

Post #699029 by Dr. Coruba on Mon, Nov 11, 2013 5:47 AM