Mai Tai
The original Mai Tai created by Victor Bergeron in 1944. Not overly sweet, the Mai Tai is a beautifully balanced drink that showcases aged rum with lime, orgeat, and orange curaçao.
Ingredients
- aged rum (2 oz)
- fresh lime juice (3/4 oz)
- orange curaçao (1/2 oz)
- orgeat (1/4 oz)
- simple syrup (1/4 oz)
- mint sprig
- lime shell
Instructions
- Add aged rum, fresh lime juice, orange curaçao, orgeat, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker{} filled with ice cubes.
- Shake well and pour unstrained into a double rocks glass.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and the spent lime shell.