This mai tai recipe is a rum cocktail with lime, orange liqueur, and orgeat. It is not a pina colada or a daiquiri.
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Mai Tai
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
Description
Mai Tai. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ounce (30ml) light rum
- 1 ounce (30ml) dark rum
- 1 ounce (30ml) lime juice
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) orange liqueur
- 1/2 ounce (15ml) orgeat
- ice
- mint sprig
Instructions
- Shake the light rum, lime, orange liqueur, and orgeat with ice.
- Strain over fresh ice.
- Float the dark rum and garnish with mint.
Notes
Orgeat is the almond syrup. Without it, this is a different drink.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Rum
Two rums. The dark one stays on top.
Orgeat
Almond syrup, not amaretto.
Ice
Shake hard, then strain onto fresh ice.
Mint
A garnish, not muddled in.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
No orgeat?
A teaspoon of almond syrup plus a drop of orange juice is the pantry stand-in.
Glass
A short glass.
Batch
Multiply and shake in rounds. Do not let it sit.
Float
Pour the dark rum over the back of a spoon.