Created by the founding father of 1940s’ Tiki culture, Trader Vic, this wonderful rum cocktail often gets, quite wrongly, written off as a cheesy drink of no consequence. In fact it’s an edifying riot of flavour and aroma, as well as being an excellent way of showcasing a good rum. The drink’s name comes from the Tahitian expression ‘Mai Tai Roa Ae’, or ‘out of this world’.