mai tai

The Mai Tai is a cocktail based on rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. It is one of the quintessential cocktails in Tiki culture.

Photo of mai tai by Johann Trasch

Photo by Johann Trasch, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Ingredients

  • 3 cl amber Jamaican rum
  • 3 cl Martinique molasses rum
  • 1.5 cl orange juice
  • 1.5 cl orgeat syrup
  • 3 cl lime juice
  • 0.75 cl simple syrup

Garnish: spearmint leaves and lime shell

Recipe

  1. shake all ingredients with ice.

  2. pour unstrained into glass.

  3. garnish and serve with straw.