Mai Tai Recipe
This Mai Tai Recipe is a super easy, tart, white rum cocktail with hints of orange juice, almond and lime. A simple refreshing drink for those hot summer days!
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 187kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ ounces white rum
- ½ ounce lime juice fresh squeezed
- ½ ounce orange curacao
- ½ ounce orgeat syrup
- Ice
- ¾ ounce dark rum
- Garnishes: maraschino cherry lime, pineapple, mint
Instructions
- Grab your cocktail shaker, fill it with ice, and pour the white rum, lime juice, orange curacao, and orgeat syrup. Shake vigorously.
- Pour your drink into your glass filled with ice.
- Add your dark top so it floats, pouring slowly.
- Add garnishes of your choice, such as maraschino cherries, limes, pineapple, and mint.
Notes
- An aged rum or dark rum work great for floaters in this Mai Tai Recipe.
- For the cocktail mixer, you can use white rum, which can also be referred to as light rum, white rum, or silver rum.
- Honey or simple syrup is also another alternative to use to make a slightly different variation of this Mai Tai Recipe.
- Serve your cocktail in a chilled glass to keep your drink cold longer.
- Wait to serve over ice until you're ready to enjoy it.
- This can be made in a pitcher for guests, see above on how to do that.
Nutrition
Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg