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Mai Tai Recipe

Based on Trader Vic's original formula
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Drinks
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 oz Aged Jamaican Rum
  • 1 oz Martinique Molasses Rum
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Orange Curacao
  • 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup Almond Syrup
  • 1/4 oz Simple Syrup Optional
Garnish: Spent Lime Shell and fresh mint sprig

Method
 

  1. Add all ingredients (both rums, lime juice, curaçao, orgeat, and simple syrup if using) into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Fill the shaker with plenty of crushed ice.
  3. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds, until the outside of the shaker is very frosty.
  4. Pour the entire mixture (unstrained) into a double old-fashioned or rocks glass.
  5. Garnish by adding the spent lime shell into the drink and adding a large mint sprig.