Cocktail · United States
Mai Tai
Shake an American tiki Mai Tai with two aged rums, lime, curaçao and orgeat, with complete oz and ml measurements and the classic garnish.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Rocks glass
- Base
- Rum
Ingredients
- 1 oz (30 ml) aged Jamaican rum
- 1 oz (30 ml) aged rhum agricole or blended aged rum
- 1 oz (30 ml) fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) orange curaçao
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) orgeat
Garnish
Mint sprig and spent lime shell
How to make it
- 1Chill a rocks glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add aged Jamaican rum, aged rhum agricole or blended aged rum, lime juice, orange curaçao, orgeat and spent lime shell to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the rocks glass over fresh ice.
- 4Finish with mint sprig and spent lime shell and serve immediately.
The story behind Mai Tai
Trader Vic created the Mai Tai in California during the rise of American tiki culture. Its layered rums, lime and almond orgeat were designed to showcase rum rather than bury it in juice.