The Original Mai Tai Recipes

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THE ORIGINAL MAI TAI



The Original Mai Tai image

Here's how to make the original Mai Tai recipe! Gather the ingredients for this tropical rum drink that's as complex as it is fruity.

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories     Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) aged rum
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange liqueur: Curaçao, Cointreau or Grand Marnier
3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) lime juice
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) orgeat syrup
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) dark rum
For the garnish: Fresh mint, cocktail cherry, pineapple slice, lime wedge

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.

THE ORIGINAL MAI TAI



The Original Mai Tai image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 13

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*
1/2 ounce Cointreau
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash Pernod
1 cup cracked ice
Slice squeezed lime, for garnish
Pineapple spear, for garnish
Mint sprig, for garnish
*Falernum is a lime/ginger based syrup and can be found in some large liquor stores.

Steps:

  • 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.

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