Post #160655 by tikipedia on Sat, May 21, 2005 10:23 PM

I experimented with a bunch of mai tai recipes, but my favorite came from an unexpected source.

My sister came back from a trip to Hawaii, and she gave me one of those tourist booklets with ads to restaurants, tourist traps (like Hilo Hatties), etc. One ad had a mai tai recipe, so I copied it down and tried it out.

With a few adjustments, it has become my standard mai tai recipe:

2 oz. Sweet & Sour Mix
1 oz. of Appleton Special [I sometimes use more than 1 oz. :wink: ]
1/2 oz. DeKuyper Orange Curacao
1/4 oz. Torani Orgeat Syrup
1/2 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum
Juice of 1/2 fresh lime
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 (as a float)

Add all except the 151 in a mixer filled with ice. Shake well, and pour. Float the 151 on top, and decorate with an umbrella pick, natch.

The wahine likes a tinge of coconut, hence the Malibu. If the drink is too sweet, then cut back the orgeat to 1/8 oz.

Happy drinking!

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