Ingredients

  • 1 ozaged jamaican rum
  • 1 ozrhum agricole(or another aged rum)
  • 0.75 ozfresh lime juice
  • 0.5 ozorange curacao
  • 0.25 ozorgeat(almond syrup)
  • 0.25 ozrich simple syrup
  • šŸ‹mint sprig and lime shell(garnish)

šŸ”§ Tools

jiggershakerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add both rums and lime juice and curacao and orgeat and syrup to a shaker with ice
  2. Garnish with a spent lime shell and fresh mint sprig
  3. Shake vigorously until well chilled
  4. Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice

šŸ“œ History

The Mai Tai's origin is famously disputed. Trader Vic (Victor Bergeron) claimed to have created it in 1944 at his Oakland restaurant for friends visiting from Tahiti, who reportedly exclaimed "Maita'i roa ae!" (very good). Don the Beachcomber supporters argue an earlier version existed at his Hollywood establishment. Regardless of origin, Trader Vic's recipeā€”built on aged Jamaican rum, fresh lime, orange curaƧao, and orgeatā€”became the definitive standard.

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