Mai Tai
INGREDIENTS
- 1½ oz Myers's dark or other dark Jamaican rum
- 1 oz Martinique rhum vieux or other aged rum
- ½ oz orange curaçao
- ¼ oz simple syrup
- ½ oz orgeat or almond-flavored syrup
- 1¼ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz fresh orange juice
- Garnish: 1 orange blossom (or tiny purple orchid)
- Garnish: 1 orange peel spiral
INSTRUCTIONS
Shake the liquid ingredients with ice. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass or large wineglass. Garnish with the orange blossom and orange spiral.
VIDEO HOW-TO
NOTES
One of the true classics in the tropical drink genre, this original Trader Vic's recipe from 1944 lives up to its archetypal roots. When made with the classic ingredients, the Mai Tai deserves its Tahitian title, which means "out of this world." Martinique rum is the ideal component in this drink, but given its elusive availability in the States, any aged añejo rum will work just as well.
