A Mai Tai is basically a Daiquiri based on aged rum, with orange curaƧao liqueur and orgeat syrup contributing to its flavour and sweetness. Trader Vic's...
Another website has the Vic Bergeron Mai Tai as without the extra syrup (just the divine orgeat) and with a healthy dose of each a white rum and a (floated at the end) dark rum. Well, how do these issues get resolved? I have no idea, but I will say that when you don't have TWO syrups (the orgeat is sufficient) and when you float the dark rum, you really do end up with a marvelously balanced mai tai.