Post #367975 by leisure master on Wed, Mar 19, 2008 1:50 PM

I'm sorry, but here's the only place I would use TV mix:

OK, now the old man rant:

A mai tai is such an easy drink to make with fresh ingredients I just can't comprehend using a mix. Especially when you are using orgeat too. Once you have the orgeat (which is likely a store-bought one that is sweet), its just rum, lime juice and cointreau. Simple syrup is probably not needed with the sticky orgeat.

I know this sounds snobby, but the drink described above is not a mai tai. I am sure it's a tasty drink, but it's really some kind of rum punch. Calling it a mai tai is like asking if you like the chicken in your hamburgers grilled or fried. Chicken makes a tasty sandwich, but its not a hamburger.

If you don't like the real recipe, then just admit you don't like mai tais. Its OK, really. More for the rest of us.