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Mai Tai Cocktail
The mai tai is a great tropical rum cocktail filled with amazing flavor. Mix up the original recipe or a newer version to get your summer party started.
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- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 1 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ounce rhum agricole
- 1/2 ounce orange curaçao
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup
- 1 ounce dark rum (Jamaican)
- Garnish: lime shell
- Garnish: mint sprig
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
In a cocktail shaker , pour the rhum agricole (or aged or light rum, if using), orange curaçao, lime juice, and orgeat and simple syrups. Fill with about 2 cups of crushed ice.
- 3
Shake until the shaker is nice and frosty.
- 4
Pour everything (do not strain) into a double old-fashioned glass .
- 5
Float the dark rum on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a bar spoon.
- 6
Garnish with a lime slice and sprig of fresh mint. Serve and enjoy.