Mai Tai: For Mommies and Daddies, Only!
Invented by Trader Vic (yes, the dude with the restaurants) in 1944, "Mai Tai" means literally, "out of this world" in Tahitian. Anyone who has had a good Mai Tai will understand the moniker.
- 1 ounce Light rum
- 1 ounce Dark rum
- 1 ounce Orange Curacao, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier (for a top shelf version)
- ½ ounce Almond liqueur
- 1 ounce orange juice
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- 1 splash of lime juice
- 1 splash of Grenadine
Mix everything together in a martini shaker and shake, shake, shake.
Pour over ice.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry or a slice of orange.
- Need a good excuse to make this cocktail? Why not try throwing a living room luau?
Submit!
