Mai Tai
The Mai Tai, at Wikipedia.
“The Mai Tai is an alcoholic cocktail purportedly invented at the Trader Vic’s “Polynesian-style” restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. Trader Vic’s rival, Don the Beachcomber, claimed to have created it in 1933 at his then-new eponymous bar (later a famous restaurant) in Hollywood. Don the Beachcomber’s recipe is more complex than that of Vic and tastes quite different.”
In researching the Mai Tai, I found literally dozens of different recipes. Common elements include rum (usually both light and dark) combined with almond, and another sweet (often pineapple juice or simple sugar) and a sour (sour mix or lime juice.)
Here’s the recipe we used.
1/2 oz light rum
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1/2 oz amaretto
3 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
pineapple garnish
Shake the mixture vigorously with ice for 5-10 seconds, and pour the drink over ice. Garnish with pineapple.
If you like your drinks a little less sour, maybe go 1/2 or 3/4oz on the lime juice.
Other resources:
Mai Tai Recipe – Drinksmixer
Kevdo’s Collection of Mai Tai recipes
The Perfect Mai Tai – All Recipes
Mai Tai – About.com
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