Island Mai Tai Cocktail
There are a LOT of recipes for Mai Tais, this one is a Gr8 balance of fruity and rum-my. If you like it more rum forward, pump up the amount of rum float. If you like it more fruity, tone down the amount of rum. You're in charge!
Servings: 2 drinks
Special Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- 2 Double Old-Fashioned Glasses or Large Cocktail Glasses
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ ounces white rum, also called silver rum or light rum
- ¾ ounce cointreau
- ½ ounce orgeat syrup, in a pinch an almond syrup, like Monin, can be substituted, but it won't be quite the same.
- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ½ ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ½ ounces orange juice
- ¾ ounce dark rum, also called black rum
- ½ lime shell, from squeezing, for garnish
- 1 sprigs fresh mint, for garnish
Instructions
Prepare the Glass
- Cut 2 slits into the edge of a lime shell across from each other, then poke a hole into the dome of the shell. Stick a sprig of mint into the hole then set the lime shell on the edge of the glass using the two slits to secure it.
- Fill the glass full with ice cubes, set aside.
- Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and add the first 6 ingredients, white rum, cointreau, orgeat, lime juice, pineapple juice, and orange juice.
- Shake vigorously to blend well, then pour over ice in prepared glass.
- Float the black rum on the top of the drink by pouring over the back of spoon onto the drink.
- Cheers!
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