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mai tai - hale pele

Hale Pele’s Mai Tai

RECIPE: Adapted from Trader Vic’s by Blair Reynolds, Hale Pele, Portland, Oregon

July 04, 2014

mai tai - hale pele

A clean, classic take on everyone’s favorite tiki drink.

Rum’s sweet strength is tempered with a zing of fresh lime juice and a pour of almond-forward orgeat in the Hale Pele Mai Tai.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. Jamaican rum
1/2 oz. overproof Jamaican rum
3/4 oz. orgeat
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. dry curacao

Tools:shaker tin
Glass:double rocks
Garnish:mint sprig

Preparation

Add all ingredients, plus spent lime shell, and 8 ounces of crushed ice to a shaker tin. Shake until the shaker is frosted, pour into a glass. Top with additional crushed ice to fill the glass. Garnish.

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