Mai Tai — Trader Vic’s Style
Tasty, bright, and potent, drink this Mai Tai slowly or share with a friend!
Servings: 1
Equipment
- 1 cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 1 oz golden rum
- 1 oz dark rum, plus more for optional floater
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz Orgeat syrup (recipe link in Notes)
- ½ oz of triple sec, orange curacao, or cointreau
- Garnishes: Mint sprig, lime wheel
Instructions
- Fill a shaker half full of ice. Pour in all the liquids (spirits, juice, and orgeat) — everything but the garnishes. Close and shake vigorously until very cold. Open the shaker and strain into an ice filled tumbler. Add a floater of dark rum, if you like. Garnish with the mint and lime. Drink up.
Notes
For excellent Orgeat syrup, make this recipe.