Mai Tai: Night Orchard

Name: Mai Tai: Night Orchard
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; 1/2 oz cloudy apple juice

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. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Apple lends orchard fruit, gentle acidity, and a cool-weather disguise.

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
61/2 oz cloudy apple juice

Method

01Shake with crushed ice, pour unstrained, and crown with mint.
02Add apple before chilling and finish with a thin apple slice when available.

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