cocktail Tiki
Mai Tai (Modern)
Served in an old-fashioned glass
Ingredients
- 45 ml Jamaican rum
- 15 ml Rhum agricole
- 15 ml Orange curaçao
- 15 ml Orgeat
- 30 ml Lime juice
Preparation
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
Garnish
Spent lime shell, mint bouquet
Origin story
The modern Mai Tai is a reinterpretation of the classic tiki cocktail that emerged in the 1940s, primarily credited to Trader Vic's and Don the Beachcomber. While the original Mai Tai was a simple blend of rum and lime, the modern version incorporates a variety of rums and flavors to create a more complex and vibrant drink.