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Mai Tai Recipe

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April 23, 2009

Mai Tai

When you’re in the mood for a tiki drink, there’s nothing like a classic Mai Tai.

Ingredients

1 oz. amber Martinique rum
1 oz. aged Jamaican rum
1 oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. orange curaçao
¼ oz. orgeat (almond or pistachio)
¼ oz. simple syrup (1:1)

Tools:shaker
Glass:double Old Fashioned
Garnish:mint sprig

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add crushed ice. Shake for 10 seconds and pour, unstrained into a glass. Garnish.

Adapted from Jeff Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log, 1998

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