The Traditional Mai Tai Cocktail
About the Traditional Mai Tai Cocktail
The original tiki classic is neither neon-colored nor overly sweet.
Ingredients in the Traditional Mai Tai Cocktail
- .75 oz Fresh lime juice
- .25 oz Rock candy syrup (2 parts sugar, 1 part water)
- .25 oz Orgeat almond syrup
- .5 oz Orange Curaçao
- 2 oz Premium aged rum (Appleton Estate 12-Year-Old, El Dorado 12- Year-Old)
Garnish: Lime rind and fresh mint sprig
Glass: Double Old Fashioned
How to make the Traditional Mai Tai Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with crushed ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker is well-chilled and frosty on the outside. Pour (unstrained) into a double Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with half of a juiced lime and a fresh mint sprig.
That drink’s picture is FAR too light to include the listed ingredients. Aged and Demerara rums are dark amber to nearly black when holding the bottles.
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-KK
“Premium aged rum?” Seriously?
Go back to the proper recipe, please. This is weak.
Our recipe comes from Martin Cate of San Francisco’s Smuggler’s Cove, one of the best tiki bars in America.
Which recipe gets your approval?
I used Mount Gay Special Reserve and thought this was delicious. Next time I make it I will use all orgeat and no sugar syrup ’cause I like almond flavor. I added a little fresh OJ halfway through drinking it and both versions were great.