Post #548840 by GatorRob on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 3:43 PM

Since this seems to be a combo post of "what's your favorite curacao and why" and "what's your favorite personal Mai-Tai recipe", here goes...

Favorite curacao: Marie Brizard
Why? I think this review sums it up pretty well. I only recently got a bottle of Senior Curacao of Curacao and haven't yet subbed it in a Mai-Tai. Drunk straight, I was slightly disappointed. It seems sweeter, thicker and more orangey than MB and seemed to lose that drier bitter orange of MB that I like so much. That was only a first impression, so I'll play with it some more.

Personal favorite Mai-Tai recipe?

1 oz Smith & Cross
1 oz Clement Rhum Vieux Agricole VSOP (say that 3 times fast!)
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Marie Brizard orange curacao
1/4 oz orgeat (I use Teisseire due to homemade orgeat's relatively short shelf life.)
1/4 oz rich (2:1) simple syrup

I personally favor a slightly stronger Mai-Tai than the standard without adding to the liquid volume. And at 114 proof, S&C does the trick nicely.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and don't forget the FRESH MINT!!

[ Edited by: GatorRob 2010-08-16 15:52 ]