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Most current recipes for Mai Tais based on Trader Vic's 1944 recipe include rum, lime juice, orgeat syrup, and orange liqueur (typically orange curaçao).Variants may include the addition of amaretto, falernum, bitters, grenadine, orange, pineapple and grapefruit juices, and so on.
Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds and sugar with a little rose water and/or orange flower water. It was originally made with a barley-almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails. Orgeat syrup is an important ingredient in the Mai Tai and many Tiki drinks. [1] [2] [3]
Falernum (pronounced fə-LUR-nəm) is either a syrup liqueur or a nonalcoholic syrup from the Caribbean. It is best known for its use in tropical drinks. It contains flavors of ginger, lime, and almond, and frequently cloves or allspice. It may be thought of as a spicier version of orgeat syrup.
The traditional Mai Tai is not brightly-hued, nor does it come adorned with a cute pink umbrella. ... 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup. 1/4 ounce simple syrup. Instructions: Shake well with crushed ice.
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Yields: 1 serving. Total Time: 5 mins. Ingredients. 1 oz. fresh lime juice. 1 oz. light rum. 3/4 oz. dry orange Curaçao, Cointreau, or triple sec. 3/4 oz. orgeat syrup
A Mai Tai is a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. Mai Tai may also refer to: Mai Tai (band), Dutch group formed in 1983; American pro wrestler Afa Anoa'i Jr who used the ring name Mai Tai Anoa'i; Maitai, New Zealand, suburb of Nelson, New Zealand; Mai Tai Sing (1923–2018), American actress and businesswoman
Trader Vic is largely credited with inventing the Scorpion Bowl, which after the Mai Tai and the Fog Cutter was Vic's third most famous cocktail. [5] As called for in his Bartender's Guide from 1947, his Scorpion Punch was meant for twelve people with listed ingredients of: 1 1/2 bottles of Puerto Rican rum, 2 oz gin, 2 oz brandy, 1 pt fresh lemon juice, 1/2 pt fresh orange juice, 1/2 pt ...