Make a Mai Tai Cocktail

Mai Tai, Tahitian for "Out of This World - The Best," was created by Victor J. "Trader Vic" Bergeron in 1944. Crafted from premium rums and a hit of fruit, the Mai Tai is a delectable drink with many variants. This is the original recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 fl oz (30 mL) aged rum
  • 1 fl oz (30 mL) Martinique rum
  • 1/2 fl oz (15 mL) curaçao
  • 1/4 fl oz (7.5 mL) Orgeat syrup
  • 1/4 fl oz (7.5 mL) rock candy syrup
  • 1 1/2 fl oz (45 mL) fresh lime juice
  • Sprig of mint

Steps

  1. Crush enough ice to fill a double old fashioned glass by either using a blender, ice crusher, or smashing ice in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or other blunt object, and add to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Juice limes either with a fruit juicer, juice reamer, or by manually squeezing to produce the required amount of lime juice.
  3. Add liquid ingredients.
  4. Add a section of spent lime shell.
  5. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds, or until the outside of the shaker frosts.
  6. Pour the contents of the shaker into a double old fashioned glass.
  7. Add more crushed ice to fill the glass.
  8. Garnish with a sprig of mint or your choice of lemon/lime

Tips

  • A true Mai Tai is the color of the alcohol; sweeteners should not dominate.
  • Use fresh squeezed lime juice, not RealLime or other bottled concentrate juices
  • A Mai Tai does not contain any fruit juice other then lime. No pineapple, no mango, no apricot.
  • Quality is important; an aged rum is best. Good brands of rum to use include Appleton Estate rums, Mount Gay Extra Old Rum, and many others.
  • Amaretto does not belong in a Mai Tai; Orgeat, an almond syrup, can be ordered on line or made, or found in Italian specialty stores under the name "Orzata".

Things You'll Need

  • 50/25ml measuring cup
  • Cocktail shaker
  • Strainer (or sieve)
  • Wooden pestle (or similar)
  • Chopping board
  • Sharp knife
  • Juice squeezer
  • Double old-fashioned glass
  • Short straw

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