Mai Tai
With just 5 ingredients, this classic Mai Tai Cocktail is a strong, complex rum cocktail with hints of citrus and almond. It’s a refreshing and not too sweet drink that’s sophisticated enough for cocktail hour but easy enough for pool days too!
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz white rum
- 1/2 oz lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1/2 oz orange curacao
- 1/2 oz orgeat syrup
- ice
- 3/4 oz dark rum
- Garnishes: maraschino cherry, lime, pineapple, mint
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add lime juice, light rum, Curaçao, and syrup and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.
- Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Slowly pour dark rum on top to float. Garnish with mint, a lime wheel, and a cherry.