Mai Tai

Ingredients

  • 0.75 oz lime juice
  • 0.25 oz demerara syrup
  • 0.25 oz orgeat
  • 0.5 oz grand marnier
  • 2 oz blended aged rum (I used xaymaca and pusser's)

Instructions

Shake and dump

Verdict

Delicious and rummy. The rum(s) you choose really matter. Much like the daiquiri, this is just a vessel for the rum. The other flavors are largely lost. The orgeat isn't there, the orange curacao isn't there. They're hiding in the mix. Tasty and simple. Much has been written and opined about this cocktail, but it's much simpler than people make it out to be.

Score

7/10

Notes

Glassware

Lowball

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