There is some dispute about who invented the Mai Tai. It really comes down to two amiable tiki rivals - Trader Vic Bergeron and Donn Beach, aka Don the Beachcomber.
Like many classic gin cocktails, the Pegu Club Cocktail has its origins in the British Colonial Empire. The cocktail was named after the original Pegu Club in Rangoon, Burma - part of the British Empire during Victorian times and now, independent present-day Myanmar.