Base: Rum
Mai Tai
A tropical tiki classic based on rum and nutty orgeat.
Quick answer: 40 ml light rum • 20 ml dark rum • 15 ml orange liqueur
Content prepared and tested by BrandBar's professional bartending team.
Ingredients
- —40 ml light rum
- —20 ml dark rum
- —15 ml orange liqueur
- —15 ml orgeat syrup
- —25 ml lime juice
- —Ice
Method
- 1Shake everything but the dark rum with ice.
- 2Strain into a glass with crushed ice.
- 3Gently float the dark rum on top.
- 4Garnish with mint and lime.
- 40 ml light rum
- 20 ml dark rum
- 15 ml orange liqueur
- 15 ml orgeat syrup
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Questions and answers
Mai Tai: where to get the ingredients?
All 4 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.
Mai Tai: what do you need?
40 ml light rum; 20 ml dark rum; 15 ml orange liqueur; 15 ml orgeat syrup; 25 ml lime juice; Ice.
What can replace “40 ml light rum” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Rum Barbadoza white 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
What can replace “20 ml dark rum” in this recipe?
Any item from the same selection will do — for example Rum Barbadoza white 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum Barbadoza dark 0.7 L. 37.5%, Rum EL Galipote Speced drink 0.7 L, 35%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.
Mai Tai: how long does it take?
About 6 minutes, 4 steps.