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Shake · Cocktail

Mai-Tai

Contemporary Classics, IBA Cocktail, Tiki, Sweet · Lowball

Coral citrus cocktail in a coupe with a grapefruit garnish

Ingredients

Listed recipe quantities, before ice dilution. Ice, equipment and garnish are additional.

IngredientAmountRole
Dark Rum30 mlBase spirit: flavour and alcoholic structure.
Rhum agricole30 mlBase spirit: flavour and alcoholic structure.
Orange Curaçao15 mlModifier: flavour, sweetness and/or bitterness; check the bottle.
Orgeat Syrup15 mlSweetener or flavoured sweetener; concentration matters.
Lime juice30 mlJuice: acidity, fruit and volume vary by ingredient.
Simple Syrup7.5 mlSweetener or flavoured sweetener; concentration matters.

Method

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and pour into a double rocks glass or a highball glass.
  3. *The Martinique molasses rum used by Trader Vic was not an Agricole rum but a type of “rummy” from molasses.*

Glass: Lowball
Garnish: Garnish with pineapple spear, mint leaves, and lime peel.

Bar Assistant catalogue · Open recipe source

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