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How To Make a Mai Tai

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• California bar-owner Trader Vic handed this concoction to a Tahitian friend in 1944 who took one sip and proclaimed, "Mai tai, roa ae," or, in English,…more »California bar-owner Trader Vic handed this concoction to a Tahitian friend in 1944 who took one sip and proclaimed, "Mai tai, roa ae," or, in English, "Out of this world, the best!" « less
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You Will Need

• 1 oz. light rum
• 1 oz. dark rum
• 1/2 oz. triple sec
• 1 oz. lime juice
• 1/4 oz. orgeat syrup
• 1/2 oz. simple syrup
• A maraschino cherry
• Some ice
• A measuring jigger
• A cocktail shaker
• And an Old-Fashioned glass

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  Step 1.

  Chill glass

  Chill the Old-Fashioned glass by filling it with ice and water, and set it aside.

• For an authentic Tiki presentation, serve this in a Tiki glass or Tiki mug.

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  Step 2.

  Fill shaker

  Fill the shaker with ice.

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  Step 3.

  Add rum & triple sec

  Add 1 oz. of dark rum. Now add 1 oz. of light rum, and drop in ½ oz of triple sec

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  Step 4.

  Add juice & syrups

  Add 1 oz. of lime juice. Add ¼ z of orgeate syrup. Finally add ½ oz. of simple syrup.

• To make simple syrup, simply boil two parts sugar to one part water for about 10 minutes. You can store extra in the fridge indefinitely, so make a lot.

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  Step 5.

  Shake

  Shake vigorously until the shaker is very cold.

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  Step 6.

  Fill with ice

  Empty the Old-Fashioned glass and refill it about half way with ice.

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  Step 7.

  Strain into glass

  Strain the contents of the shaker into the glass.

• For extra garnish use your dejuiced limes, or a sprig of mint, or a pineapple spear.

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  Step 8.

  Garnish

  Garish with a cherry, and serve.

• The original Mai Tai recipe called for a 17-year-old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican rum. As the drink’s popularity soared and the company ran out of this vintage, the recipe was tweaked several times.

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