While in the US I attempted to go to Trader Vic's to try their Mai Tai. I went to the Emeryville location, which turned out to be closed for renovations.
So I waited until I returned to Taiwan. There's a branch of Trader Vic's that's about a five-minute walk from my apartment. So I went there, sat at the bar, and was served a Mai Tai the way it was meant to be made.
Maita'i roa!