Post #361845 by BrickHorn on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 7:30 AM

On 2008-02-17 19:18, Hammock Bound wrote:
Anybody like to suggest some Mai Tai recipes?

1 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice*
0.5 oz. orgeat
0.25 oz. rock candy syrup
2 oz. Appleton's Estate 12 year old rum
0.5 oz. orange curacao

Mix all ingredients together over ice in cocktail shaker. Shake. Fill double old fashioned glass with crushed ice, and pour. Garnish with mint sprig and swizzle of pineapple wedge and marashino cherry.

You can play arund with the rums you use. The original recipe called for a 17 year-old rum by J. Wray and Nephew. Unfortunately, it's no longer available. People recommend all kinds of combinations. But, for my money, using Appleton's 12 year has worked out the best. In a pinch, you can also sub 2 oz. Myer's or 1 oz. Myer's with 1 oz. Appleton's V/X.

*The official recipe calls for "juice of one fresh lime." Unfortunately, limes vary in size and the amount of juice you can extract. I've found that the recipe works best if you use just over 1 oz. of juice.

[ Edited by: BrickHorn 2008-02-18 07:32 ]