Mai Tai with Orgeat
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 6
- 1 ½ ounces ( 3 tablespoons ) aged rum
- ½ ounce ( 1 tablespoon ) orange liqueur: Curaçao, Cointreau or Grand Marnier
- ¾ ounce ( 1 ½ tablespoons ) lime juice
- 1 ounce ( 2 tablespoons ) orgeat syrup
- ½ ounce ( 1 tablespoon ) dark rum
- For the garnish: Fresh mint, cocktail cherry, pineapple slice, lime wedge
Method 2
- 01
Place the aged rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, and orgeat syrup 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, cocktail cherry and pineapple slice.
Provenance
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