Mai Tai

Name: Mai Tai
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/4 cup dark Jamaican rum; 1 tablespoon orange Curaçao; 1/2 tablespoon orgeat (almond syrup); 1/2 tablespoon sugar; Juice of one lime; Mint sprigs for garnish

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If the only Mai Tais you've ever had were pink, you've never had a Mai Tai. The drink is not supposed to look like Hawaiian Punch: When made according to the original recipe, as devised by Trader Vic, it is a darker, almond-flavored variation on the daiquiri. Classic Cocktail Recipes

By Pete Wells

May 2000

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Ingredients

1/4 cup dark Jamaican rum
1 tablespoon orange Curaçao
1/2 tablespoon orgeat (almond syrup)
1/2 tablespoon sugar
Juice of one lime
Mint sprigs for garnish

Directions

Step 1

Fill a shaker with ice. Add 1/4 cup dark Jamaican rum, 1 tablespoon orange Curaçao, 1/2 tablespoon orgeat (almond syrup), 1/2 tablespoon sugar and the juice of 1 lime. Shake well and strain into a large old-fashioned glass over cracked ice. Add 1 of the squeezed lime halves and garnish the drink with a mint sprig.

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