Mai Tai
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz White Rum
3/4 oz Orange Curacao
1/2 oz Dark Rum
3/4 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Orgeat
Garnishes
1 wheel Lime
1 sprig Mint
Glass
Preparation
Add the white rum, curaçao, lime juice and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly.
Pour into a double rocks glass.
Float the dark rum over the top.
Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.
Description
The Mai Tai is one of the most famous Tiki drinks in the world. Composed of rum, orange curaçao, fresh lime juice and orgeat (a nuanced almond syrup), it's held sway over cocktail enthusiasts and Tiki aficionados for decades. It even enjoyed a star turn in the Elvis film "Blue Hawaii"
History
Victor at Trader Vic's is often credited with inventing the drink at his Trader Vic's bar in the 1940s, though it's likely that Donn Beach laid the groundwork for the famous recipe during the 1930s at his Don the Beachcomber bar.
