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The Original Mai Tai
Recipe courtesy "Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber" by Arnold Bitner & Phoebe Beach published by Mutual Publishing
- Total Time:
- 5 min
- Prep:
- 5 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- --
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 1 drink
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces Myers's Plantation Rum
- 1 ounce Cuban Rum
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
- 1/4 Falernum*
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 dash Pernod
- 1 cup cracked ice
- Slice squeezed lime, for garnish
- Pineapple spear, for garnish
- Mint sprig, for garnish
- *Falernum is a lime/ginger based syrup and can be found in some large liquor stores.
Directions
Pour all the liquids into a cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Pour it all into a 16-ounce double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lime slice, pineapple, and mint sprig.
© Recipe courtesy "Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber" by Arnold Bitner & Phoebe Beach published by Mutual Publishing