Mai Tai

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce dark Jamaican rum
  • 1 ounce white rum
  • 1/4 ounce orgeat
  • 1/2 ounce orange Curacao or Grand Marnier
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice
  • 1/4 ounce rich simple syrup (2:1 ratio of water to sugar)
  • 2-3 mint leaves, for garnish
  • 1 lime wedge, for garnish

Cooking Instructions

Step 1: Add white rum, Curacao or Grand Marnier, and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice.  Shake for 10 seconds.

Step 2: Strain mixture into a rocks glass filled with ice.

Step 3: Float the dark rum over the top by resting a bar spoon over the rocks glass and slowly pouring the dark rum.

Step 4: Garnish with mint leaves and lime wedge.

Enjoy this classic Mai Tai from Food&Wine!