How to make ...
Mai Tai
Our Mai Tai combines three different rums, freshly squeezed lime juice, triple sec, Angostura bitters and the all-important orgeat to make a rich and nutty balanced tiki drink.
Ingredients
20ml Dark Rum
20ml White Rum
10ml Overproof Rum
10ml Triple Sec
25ml Lime Juice
20ml Orgeat
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Orange Slice, Lime Wedge and Mint Sprig for Garnish
Times:
Prep: 2 Minutes
Make: 30 Seconds
Total: 2 Minutes and 30 Seconds
Calories:
279 calories
Allergens:
Contains nuts
Servings:
Serves 1
Method
Using your jigger to measure add the rums, triple sec and orgeat to your Boston glass or the bottom half of your shaker.
Using your elbow press and your jigger to measure, squeeze 25ml of lime juice and add it to your shaker.
Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters to your shaker.
Fill with cubed ice and seal.
Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
Strain into a large rocks glass.
Fill glass ⅔ with cubed ice and top with crushed ice.
Garnish with an orange slice, lime wedge and mint sprig.
Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Shaker
Jigger/Measure
Elbow Press
Hawthorne Strainer
Crushed Ice
Cubed Ice
History
The Mai Tai’s name comes from maita’i, the Tahitian word for “good” or “excellence.” Like with all good classics the origins of the cocktail are still disputed.
This classic tiki drink, like so many of its contemporaries, was invented by tiki legend Victor ‘Trader Vic’ Bergeron back in 1944. The Mai Tai was the subject of some contention, with Vic’s tiki forerunner, Donn Beach claiming to have invented the drink 11 years before, but most agree that this was in reference to his drink a Q.B Cooler which bore only a passing resemblance. The dispute over the Mai Tai was indicative of Donn and Vic’s fiery rivalry. Trader Vic is said to have claimed: “Anybody who says I didn’t create this drink is a dirty stinker.”
The Mai Tai is said to have been so popular in America it depleted the stocks of J. Wray Nephews 17 year old rum, the original rum used in its recipe.
The Mai Tai went on to become Hawaii’s national drink and featured prominently in the Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii.
