Mai Tai (Classic Recipe)
Here’s how to make the original Mai Tai recipe! Gather the ingredients for this tropical rum drink that’s as complex as it is fruity.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1
Ingredients 7
- 1 ½ ounces * aged rum
- ½ ounce orange liqueur: Curaçao, Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- 1 ounce orgeat syrup
- ½ teaspoon simple syrup (optional**)
- ½ ounce dark rum, to float (optional)
- For serving: Crushed ice or clear ice , fresh mint, cocktail cherry, lime wedge
Method 2
- 01
Place the aged rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, orgeat syrup, and simple syrup (if using**) in a cocktail shaker . Add ice and shake until cold.
- 02
Strain the drink into an ice-filled glass . Top with the dark rum. Garnish with fresh mint, a lime wedge, a cocktail cherry, and a pineapple slice.
Provenance
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