Post #392108 by Kona Chris on Mon, Jul 7, 2008 8:28 AM

That last guy has bottled lime juice and orange juice? WTF?

How difficult can this be? I don't care if you don't use St. James and Appleton (I personally use Goslings black seal and Pyrat XO), but how hard is it to at least use the correct recipe?

2oz of rum - mix and match, your choice (although meyers and bacardi is a TERRIBLE choice)
1oz FRESH SQUEEZED lime juice
1/2oz Orange Curacao
1/4oz Orgeat
1/4oz Simple Syrup (I'm using the Depaz pure cane syrup from Martinique these days)

I mean really... It's not that hard! It's not like mixing a Zombie or something that requires 8 different ingredients.

This is a pretty good representation, but still not perfect (although Robert Hess is a cocktail god):

http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/81/mai_tai/

He uses 1/2oz of lime juice, which simply isn't enough, and a 1oz dark rum float (which isn't how they are served at TV's, nor how I make them).

Chrisf