Mai Tai
4.7 132 ratings
Ingredients
1 oz Aged rum (6-10yr)
1 oz Pineapple rum
1/2 oz Orange Curaçao
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/4 oz Orgeat syrup
1/4 oz Amaretto liqueur
1/4 oz Falernum liqueur
1/12 oz White crème de menthe
2 dash Absinthe
2 drop Saline solution 4:1
How to make
Serve in a old-fashioned glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of half lime shell, mint sprigs and fruit stick (skewered pineapple cubes and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry).
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with lime shell, mint sprigs bouquet and fruit stick.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
20.3% alc./vol. · 1.9 standard drinks · 271 calories
History
This is basically a classic Daiquiri with orange curaçao, lime juice, almond syrup, amaretto, falernum, white crème de menthe, and absinthe.
This is an adaptation of the original 1944 Mai Tai cocktail created by Victor Bergeron, also known as Trader Vic.