Mai Tai
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Shake with Ice, and then strain into Rocks Glass, which is filled with Crushed Ice. Garnish with the half lime, and a Mint Sprig. | Shake with Ice, and then strain into Rocks Glass, which is filled with Crushed Ice. Garnish with the half lime, and a Mint Sprig. | ||
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Combine rums, sugar syrup and liqueurs in a glass. Add pineapple, cherry and mint sprig as garnish. Add sugar cane as a swizzle stick. | Combine rums, sugar syrup and liqueurs in a glass. Add pineapple, cherry and mint sprig as garnish. Add sugar cane as a swizzle stick. | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 7 April 2006
The Mai Tai is a Cocktail which is comprised of Rum, Orgeat, Orange Curacao, Fresh Lime Juice, and Rock Candy Syrup.
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What does "Mai Tai" mean?
"Mai tai -- roa aee!" in Tahitian: "Out of this world, the best!"
Who created the Mai Tai?
The Mai Tai was created by Trader Vic.
"I was at the service bar in my Oakland restaurant. I took down a bottle of 17-year-old rum. It was J. Wray Nephew from Jamaica; surprisingly golden in color, medium bodied, but with the rich pungent flavor particular to the Jamaican blends. The flavor of this great rum wasn't meant to be overpowered with heavy additions of fruit juices and flavorings. I took a fresh lime, added some orange curacao from Holland, a dash of Rock Candy Syrup, and a dollop of French Orgeat, for its subtle almond flavor. A generous amount of shaved ice and vigorous shaking by hand produced the marriage I was after. Half the lime shell went in for color ... I stuck in a branch of fresh mint and gave two of them to Ham and Carrie Guild, friends from Tahiti, who were there that night. Carrie took one sip and said, "Mai Tai - Roa Ae". In Tahitian this means "Out of This World - The Best". Well, that was that. I named the drink "Mai Tai"."
Trader Vic's Recipe
- 2 oz 17-year-old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican rum
- 1/2 oz French Garnier Orgeat
- 1/2 oz Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao
- 1/4 oz Rock Candy Syrup
- juice from one fresh lime
Shake with Ice, and then strain into Rocks Glass, which is filled with Crushed Ice. Garnish with the half lime, and a Mint Sprig.
Don the Beachcomber's Recipe
"Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber" by Arnold Bitner
- 1 1/2 ounces Myers's Plantation Rum
- 1 ounce Cuban Rum
- 3/4 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 ounce Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 1/4 Falernum Syrup
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 dash Pernod
- 1 cup cracked ice
Pour all the liquids into a cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Pour it all into a 16-ounce double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lime slice, pineapple, and mint sprig.
Other Recipes
Recipe#1: Harry Owens, "Sweet Leilani" (Hula House, 1970)
- 2 ounces dark rum
- 2 ounces light rum
- Dash of sugar syrup
- 1 ounce orange curacao
- Dash of falernum
- Dash of orgeat syrup
- 1 pineapple stick
- 1 maraschino cherry
- Sprig of mint
- Stick of raw sugar cane
Combine rums, sugar syrup and liqueurs in a glass. Add pineapple, cherry and mint sprig as garnish. Add sugar cane as a swizzle stick.
