The Best Mai Tai

"delicious! For the best taste, use high quality rums. Beware this is potent!"
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • mix it all together and shake over ice
  • strain into tall iced filled glass.
  • serve with citrus wedges.

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Reviews

  1. Delicious, classy; a good lover's drink.
     
  2. Mai Tai is my favorite cocktail. I have tried many different mixes over the years. Yesterday I decided to give this recipe a try and I have to say it is 5 stars! Next time I will use a little less lemon/lime juices, but I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your recipe! :)
     
  3. Great Mai Tai! I made it using orgeat instead of grenadine and it was FAB (although a quality grenadine would also be good!).
     
  4. YUUUUUMY! I just got back from Oahu, Hawaii and had the best mai tais the whole time I was there. Your recipe is VERY close to what I enjoyed on the islands. The only thing I did differently was to float a little extra dark rum on top. And add a tropical flower, still trying to keep that Hawaii vibe going!! Thanks so much for posting!
     
  5. I enjoyed this tonight as I watch the clean-up on the Daytona 500 track. I did not have any simple syrup, and did not want to make any either. So the next time I make this I will only use 1/2 lemon and lime, that is if I still not not have simple syrup. Made for Best of 2011 Cookbook Official Game
     
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Tweaks

  1. I mixed everything in the shaker except the dark rum, which I floated over the top of the cocktail.
     
  2. Try with orgeat (almond) syrup instead of grenadine.
     

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