rum

Mai Tai

tropical · served in a double rocks or tiki

The king of tiki. Light rum, dark rum float, lime, orgeat, and orange curacao. Trader Vic invented it in 1944 and the 1950s made it iconic.

Ingredients

·1 oz Jamaican rum
·1 oz aged rum
·3/4 oz fresh lime juice
·1/2 oz orange curacao
·1/4 oz orgeat syrup
·1/2 oz dark rum (float)
·Mint sprig and spent lime shell to garnish

Method

Shake all ingredients except dark rum with crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a double old fashioned glass. Float the dark rum on top. Garnish with mint and a spent lime shell.

Pour slowly. Sip slower.