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Mai Tai

Fun Fact 💡

The name is said to have come from Tahitian slang for 'out of this world' after a customer tasted it in 1944.

Base: Rum
Complexity: Hard
Flavor: Sweet
Season: Summer
Ingredients 🍋
  • 2 oz (60 mL) Aged Rum Blend
  • 0.75 oz (22.5 mL) Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz (15 mL) Curaçao Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz (15 mL) Orgeat Syrup
  • 0.25 oz (7.5 mL) Simple Syrup
  • 0.5 oz (15 mL) Dark Rum for float
  • Crushed Ice
Instructions 📜
  1. 1

    Add all ingredients (except the dark rum float) to a shaker with crushed ice.

  2. 2

    Shake vigorously for 10 seconds.

  3. 3

    Pour everything (including the ice) into a glass.

  4. 4

    Float the dark rum on top.