From K-QED. It's 4th of July week and summer is in full swing. So you'll have to forgive us, but here

at Bay Curious, we've got vacation on our minds. We're imagining sitting on a beach, sand between our

toes, some glasses on, and just maybe a mait tie in hand. The rum cocktail has always made me think of Hawaii and turns

out I'm not the only one. Hi this is Theresa O'Malley from Oakland.

I always thought the tropical drink the Mai Tai came from Hawaii, but then I noticed a few

tiki bars in the Oakland area claiming the invention of the Mai Tai. I thought could this be real or is this a myth?

So my question is was the my tie really made in Oakland?

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I'm Olivia Allen Price. This is Bay Curious.

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The Mai Tai has been around for a while.

The cocktail turns 75 years old this summer.

Reporter Susie Racho headed out to track down the birthplace of this vacation staple.

I'm starting my my tie journey at Trader Vix in Emoryville.

The restaurant chain bills itself as the home of the original my Tai. And today Daniel Belize is mixing one up for me.

It consists of Fresh Line, or Jacques or Amis. Orchots or almond syrup, a touch of rock candy syrup, orange curiosile, and two ounces of our amber rum.

There's no rum float, no pineapple juice, and it's not red. He presents a drink that

a little lime, a touch of mint.

The original my time.

He presents a drink that's a lovely golden brown.

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