Mai-Tai’s

Ahhh, the Mai Tai. Claimed to have been created in 1944 by Victor Jules Bergeron (Trader Vic), his claim was later disputed by the owner of the Hollywood Bar, Don the Beachcomber’s. Regardless of it’s contested beginnings, this delightful, tropical drink will make you feel like you are sitting under a swaying palm in Hawaii.

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Mai Tai

Probably the best known tiki drink, the Mai Tai is a delicious combination of rum, orange curacao, orgeat and lime. It's truly a tropical delight!

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. Fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 oz. Simple syrup (use Demerara sugar, if possible)
• 1 oz. Orgeat syrup
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• 1 1/2 oz. Goslings Black Seal Rum (other dark rums can be substituted)
• 2 1/2 oz. Mount Gay Eclipse Rum (other aged rums can be substituted)

Instructions

• Shake vigorously with cubed ice.
• Strain into double old-fashioned glass, filled with crushed ice.
• Garnish with your desired combination of mint, cherry, lime and orange wedge.

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