Post #235286 by Swanky on Thu, Jun 1, 2006 12:59 PM

Orange and blue are the same except color. You can even get other colors on occasion. I have made many Mai Tais with the blue when the orange was not available. No worries.

As for the beginning of this thread...

If you are trying to recreate the taste of Mrs. T's Mai Tai mix, you are going the wrong way. That is not a Mai Tai. You can't then mix a proper Mai Tai and call it poop and gain any ground around here.

Try this other example. Mix a Margarita from the mix and then make one from scratch according to the real recipe and see what's "better." You'll likely gag on the real thing if all you ever drank was Margaritas served at Mexican restaurants from a mix.

If you want to make a Mai Tai from a mix, use Trader Vic's mix. I'll send you a bottle for shipping costs if you want. I have too many here and I have not cracked them in years. Maybe they are bad by now.

Use the juice of half a lime to balance the sweet of the syrup. ANd if you need fresh mint, I'll mail you a plant...