Mai Tai such a popular cocktail in the 1950s–60s that many restaurants, particularly tiki-themed restaurants or bars, served them. The Mai Tai was also prominently featured in the Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii". Today, the Mai Tai is synonymous with Tiki culture both past and present. As of 2008, Trader Vic's Restaurant chain began to open small establishments called Mai Tai Bars that primarily serve cocktails and "pupus" (appetizers). Mai Tai The Mai Tai is a cocktail based on rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice, associated with Polynesian-style settings. Victor J. Bergeron claimed to have invented the Mai Tai in
Performance and Cocktails With sales of over 2.5 million, "Performance and Cocktails" is the Stereophonics' second best-selling album (after "Just Enough Education to Perform", which has sold over 3.5 million). The record has been certified 5× Platinum in the UK and Platinum in Europe. It has spent a total of 101 weeks in the UK top 100 charts. The album is seen as one of the best albums in 90s British rock history. At the "Kerrang!" awards in 1999, "Performance and Cocktails" won the "Best Album" award and Stereophonics further won "Best British Band" the same year. On their "Albums of the Year"