Recipes · A classic

Mai Tai

A shaken aged rum drink with dark rum, lime juice and Curaçao. It's mostly sour, boozy and sweet.

Mai Tai in a rocks glass

Ingredients

  • 1 oz 30 mlAged rum
  • 1 oz 30 mlDark rum
  • 0.75 oz 22.5 mlLime juice
  • ½ oz 15 mlCuraçao
  • ½ oz 15 mlOrgeat
  • shaken
  • rocks glass
  • Mint sprig

Method

  1. Add the aged rum, dark rum, lime juice, Curaçao and orgeat to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake hard for about 12 seconds.
  3. Strain into a rocks glass over one big cube.
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Taste

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