Mai Tai

Name: Mai Tai
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 oz aged rum; 3/4 oz lime juice; 1/2 oz orange curaçao; 1/2 oz orgeat; 1/4 oz rich syrup

Oakland, United States America/Los_Angeles

History

Trader Vic Bergeron created the Mai Tai in Oakland in 1944. A Tahitian guest’s cry of ‘Maita’i roa ae!’—the best—supplied the name.

Rum · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz aged rum
23/4 oz lime juice
31/2 oz orange curaçao
41/2 oz orgeat
51/4 oz rich syrup

Method

01Shake with crushed ice, pour unstrained, and crown with mint.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.