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Mai Tai cocktail made with Liber & Co. syrup

Mai Tai

The cocktail that defined tiki. Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron created the Mai Tai at his Oakland bar in 1944, and legend says a Tahitian friend took one sip and declared it "maita'i roa ae", out of this world. This is the original spec: two rums, fresh lime, orange curaçao and orgeat.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Polynesian
Servings 1 Cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • 30 ml Aged Jamaican rum
  • 30 ml Aged rhum agricole or a second aged rum
  • 22.5 ml Fresh lime juice
  • 15 ml Orange curaçao
  • 15 ml Orgeat
  • 7.5 ml Demerara gum syrup

Instructions
 

  • Add all the ingredients to a shaker with a scoop of crushed ice.
  • Shake hard for about 10 seconds.
  • Pour everything, ice included, into a double rocks glass and top up with more crushed ice.
  • Garnish with the spent lime shell and a fresh sprig of mint.

Notes

Orgeat

Orgeat is a rich almond syrup and the backbone of many tiki classics. Liber & Co. make theirs from roasted almonds, cane sugar and a touch of orange blossom.
Shop Liber & Co. Almond Orgeat Syrup here.

Demerara Gum Syrup

A rich syrup made with unrefined demerara sugar and gum arabic, giving drinks deeper toffee notes and a silkier texture than simple syrup.
Shop Liber & Co. Demerara Gum Syrup here.
Keyword classic cocktail, mai tai, orgeat, rum, tiki, tiki cocktail, trader vic