The Mai Tai is a well-known alcoholic cocktail purportedly invented at the Trader Vic’s “Polynesian-style” restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. Trader Vic’s amicable rival, Don the Beachcomber, claimed to have created it first in 1933 at his own newly opened little bar (later a famous restaurant) in Hollywood. The Beachcomber’s recipe is far more complicated than that of the Trader’s and tastes quite different.
Serve: On the rocks, poured over ice in a double rocks glass
Garnish: pineapple spear, lime peel, and mint leaves
Ingredients:
6 parts white rum
6 parts dark rum
3 parts orange curaçao
3 parts Orgeat Syrup
3 parts fresh lime juice
Prep:
Shake all ingredients except the dark rum together in a mixer with ice. Strain into glass and float the dark rum onto the top. Garnish and serve.