A yummy Mai Tai?~?

hey there do you know of a good mai tai recipe out there?


The best one i have ever had is @ a Japanese Steakhouse


called Hana Yoris ... Never had one like it since .. Duz anyone know one that is truly good?? This one also had a wedge of pineapple on top and an orange slice... It was AWSUM!|||ICE: ALWAYS USE ICE


In a 14oz. glass combine:


1 1/2 oz. light rum (clear)


3/4 oz. Cr茅me de Almond (or orgeat syrup)


1/2 oz. Triple Sec


Splash of lime juice.


Fill rest of glass with 1/2 OJ 1/2 leaving about 3/4 in. at the top.


Stir until pretty pink color is uniform.


Top with a floater of a black strap molasses rum (like Cruzan)


Garnish with a pineapple wedge or an orange...whatever.





"Fufu" drinks are by their very nature potent cocktails.|||Here is how I make a mai-tai.





Over crushed ice in a shaker you want:





1.5 oz light rum


1.5 oz dark rum


1/2 oz amaretto


1/2 bols or other orange liquer


1 oz lime juice


1 oz simple syrup (basically sugar syrup/bar syrup)


shake it with the ice, and pour it into a big Tiki mug (you _DO_ have a tiki mug, right?_)





Add an umbrella, the lime you juiced (hollow shell into the drink) and a fruit-spear with assorted tropical fruits on it across the top.





Now, that is the traditional "Trader Vic's" mai-tai, which isn't as sweet as the restaurants usually make them, but I like em.





For the sweeter version, it's usually rum, (one or more), sweet and sour syrup at the bar, perhaps some 7 up or other lemon/lime soda, and a float of 151 over crushed ice.





Or, meyers rum, triple-sec, pineapple and orange juice, grenadine.





There are at least 10 distinct mai-tai recipes out there, and they range from not particularly sweet, to tooth rotting, depending on which one you pick.|||I keep mine simple and they're always good. Just mix 2 shots bacardi superior (clear) with a splash or two of bacardi dark rum, 2 parts orange juice, 1 part pineapple juice, a splash of cherry juice and a few cherries.|||Argh, I've worked in so many bars and in each of them it's a different recipe. My favourite is actually the most simple one of the bunch, and not just because it's easy ;)





2 oz Appleton VX


the juice of one lime


Splash orgeat syrup


1 oz Cointreau (or other triple Sec)





Shake it up and serve over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.





It's delicious! When making a Mai Tai the rum is really important, cause unless you plan on putting a lot of different ingredients in, the taste is really going to cut through.


10 Cane rum also works really well...





Good luck!