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Mai Tai (Trader Vic's Original 1944)

Shaken Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

  • Jamaican rum (17 years)2 oz6 cl
  • Orange curaçao½ oz1,5 cl
  • Orgeat (almond syrup)¼ oz7,5 ml
  • Rock candy syrup¼ oz7,5 ml
  • Lime juice1 oz3 cl
  • Mint sprig, lime peelGarnish
Glass
Rocks glass (Old Fashioned)
Method
Shaken
Base
Rum
Category
Cocktail

METHOD

  1. Grab a rocks glass.
  2. Fill the shaker with ice.
  3. Add Jamaican rum to the shaker.
  4. Add orange curaçao to the shaker.
  5. Add orgeat to the shaker.
  6. Add rock candy syrup to the shaker.
  7. Add lime juice to the shaker.
  8. Shake hard (10–15 seconds).
  9. Fill the glass with ice.
  10. Strain over fresh ice.
  11. Garnish with a mint sprig.
  12. Garnish with a lime peel.