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mai tai recipe

Mai Tai Recipe

Shake up your cocktail game with our delicious Mai Tai recipe! Find tips and tricks to create this refreshing drink that will transport you to a tropical paradise.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz (60 ml) aged rum
  • ¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lime juice
  • ½ oz (15 ml) orange curaçao (or triple sec)
  • ¼ oz (7.5 ml) orgeat syrup (almond syrup)
  • ¼ oz (7.5 ml) rich simple syrup (2:1 sugar-to-water) or demerara syrup
  • Garnish: Fresh mint sprig, lime wheel/shell, and a spent lime husk

Method
 

  1. Shake: In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients with crushed ice.
  2. Shake well (about 10-12 seconds) until chilled.
  3. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime shell (optional: add a dark rum float for extra depth).
  5. Serve with a straw, and enjoy!