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
Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights "Ultra-Lounge" were focused on the major labels, while his idea was to develop them from the more independent music scene of the genre. Shipley's interest in creating this compilation was after discovering the website The Exotica Project, where he noted that "Not everything on there is good, but it manages to capture a moment and show there's a moment underneath the movement." Shipley compiled nearly 700 songs for the compilation and narrowed down the choices based on personal taste and licensing availability. The compilation is split into three discs: "Daiquiri Dirges", "Rhum Rhapsodies" and "Mai Tai Mambos". The first section