Mai Tai cocktail

Mai Tai Cocktail

• A Tiki cocktail.

Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai (Classic version)

Ingredients

• 1/4 oz Lemon Juice.
• 1/4 oz Simple Syrup.
• 1/4 oz Orgeat liqueur.
• 1 oz Orange Juice.
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice.
• 1/2 oz lime juice.
• 1/4 oz Orange Liqueur.
• 1 oz Light Rum.
• 1 oz Dark Jamaican Rum.
• 1 oz Demerara Rum.
• Pebble ice (for shaking and drink).
• Mint sprig for garnish.
• 1 cherry for garnish.

Glassware

• Double Lowball Glass

Construction

• Into a shaker add Lemon juice, simple syrup, orgeat liqueur, orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, light rum, dark rum, demerara rum, and some pebble ice.
• Shake well until pebble ice is mostly melted.
• Pour ungated into glass.
• Top off with more pebble ice.
• Give mint a slap and garnish the drink.
• Garnish with cherry,

Mai Tai (Educated Barfly version)

Ingredients

• 1 oz Pineapple juice acid adjusted to match limes.
• 5 drops saline solution.
• 5/8 oz Orgeat.
• 1 tsp Clement Creole Shurbb (an orange liqueuer)
• 1 tsp Grand Marnier.
• 3/4 oz Coruba Dark Jamaican rum.
• 1 1/2 oz Chairman's Reserve Saint Lucia rum.
• 1 spent (squeezed) lime wedge for bottom of glass.
• Mint sprig for garnish.
• Pineapple wedge for garnish.
• Ice, half cubed and half iced for shake.
• Crushed Ice for drink.

Glassware

• Double Lowball Glass

Construction

• Put lime wedge in glass and swirl it around.
• In shaker add saline, adjusted pineapple juice, Orgeat, Clement, Grand Marmier, Coruba rum, Chairman's rum, and ice mix.
• Shake well. (Hybrid ice shake).
• Ungated pour into glass.
• Top off with crushed ice.
• Garnish with mint sprig and pineapple wedge.

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Tai
• https://youtu.be/JZUjOS4BaUs?si=_Oo8_e8TJQWwKKho (YouTube: BEST Mai Tai I ever had! Secret Ingredient makes the whole drink by The Educated Barfly.