Late September Mai Tai Recipes

THE ORIGINAL MAI TAI

Steps:

• Place the aged rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, and orgeat syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until cold.
• Strain the drink into an ice-filled glass. Top with the dark rum. Garnish with fresh mint, a lime wedge, cocktail cherry and pineapple slice.

MAI TAI

Steps:

• Mix together the pineapple juice, orange juice and grenadine in a large pitcher. Add the spiced rum, coconut rum and sparkling clementine juice if using; mix well to combine.
• Cut the ends off the pineapple, and then remove the skin, being careful to trim away the eyes. Slice the pineapple about 1/2-inch thick. Use mini cookie cutters to cut fun shapes.
• Load picks with the pineapple, clementine wedges and cherries.
• Pour the juice mixture into glasses over ice and garnish with the fruit skewers.

MAI TAI

Steps:

• Add the white rum, curaçao, lime juice and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly (about 3 seconds).
• Pour into a double rocks glass.
• Float the dark rum over the top.
• Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.

LATE SEPTEMBER MAI TAI

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except the sparkling cider, in a cocktails shaker with the crushed ice.
• Shake until the cocktail shaker is nice and frosty.
• Pour into a stemless wine glass or rocks glass, add a little more crushed ice, and top with sparkling apple cider.
• Garnish with a dehydrated apple slice and orange wheel.
• Please drink responsibly.

MAI TAI

Steps:

• Combine the rums, lime juice, orange liqueur, almond syrup, orange juice and pineapple juice in a mason jar and secure the lid. Shake well. Fill 4 rocks glasses with ice and pour over the mixture.
• Add a splash of cherry juice to each glass. Garnish with the cherries, wedges of fresh pineapple and mint leaves.