Ingredients
- Gold rum ✓ you have it 3 cl
- Dark rum ✓ you have it 3 cl
- Triple sec ✓ you have it 1 ½ cl
- Orgeat ✓ you have it 1 ½ cl
- Lime juice ✓ you have it 3 cl
- Crushed ice ✓ you have it
Garnish & optional
Two rums, orgeat and lime: the Mai Tai is complex, fruity and dangerously drinkable.
Method
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1
Shake the gold rum, triple sec, orgeat and lime juice with ice.
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3
Carefully pour the dark rum on top (float).
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4
Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wedge.
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Illustrative image · AI-generated for Cocktailline. This is roughly how a Mai Tai is classically served.
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