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Mai Tai - Original Recipe

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Mai Tai - Original Recipe
Alcoholic Cocktail Rocks or Old-Fashioned Glass 6 ingredients

Recipe

  • 1 oz Rum (Light)
  • 1 oz Rum (Dark)
  • 1/2 oz Orange Curacao
  • 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • Ice

Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the white rum, lime juice, orange curacao, and orgeat syrup. Shake vigorously to combine. Pour this mixture into a glass over ice. Slowly pour the dark rum over top so that it creates a floating layer. Garnish with a maraschino cherry, lime, pineapple, and mint. Sit back, sip, and enjoy!
A Mai Tai recipe traditionally uses orange curaçao, but it can be hard to find. Grand mariner, Cointreau, or other orange liqueurs are great substitutes.

About Mai Tai - Original Recipe

Invented in 1944 by Trader Vic Bergeron. He made rock Candy and used the Syrup from his rock Candy in the first Mai Tai. When he served it everyone shouted "Mai Tai, Roa Ae!" Which means "out of this world, the best. Mixing a classic Mai Tai is a great way to showcase the harmonious blend of rum, lime, and almond flavors.

This cocktail is alcoholic, so drink responsibly! Best served in a Rocks or Old-Fashioned Glass, though any glass works!

Feel free to get creative with substitutions — try different fruit types, sugar substitutes, or liquor brands. Crafting cocktails should be fun!

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This drink uses 5 core ingredients. Click any ingredient to find more drinks featuring it:

  1. Rum (Light)
  2. Rum (Dark)
  3. Orange Curacao
  4. Almond or Orgeat Syrup
  5. Lime Juice

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