Post #570559 by Swanky on Wed, Dec 29, 2010 12:08 PM

First, the Atlanta TV does not make a Mai Tai by the recipe unless you seek out Joel and ask him for an Old Fashioned Mai Tai.

What they serve is a very sour (read "tart" if you are one of those sour likers) drink, vaguely resembling a Mai Tai.

If you go to their website, you can order a powdered Mai Tai mix. If you want what you just had at Vic's, get that powder and 2 ounces of dark rum, mint and the juice of half a lime. There you go.

Secondly, you'll need to build a Trader Vic's in your house and fill it with people. Seriously. Place can greatly affect your perception.

But, to your recipe... Blue Curacao is exactly the same as Orange curacao, except blue. I know you end up with a freakin green Mai Tai, but, close your eyes. It's the same flavor.

Personally, I find the recipe both too sour and too sweet. Imagine that! As some bright fellow pointed out here, the limes used when Vic invented this drink were Key Limes. A half a Key Lime is a lot less lime! ANd I think having two syrups in there is also overkill. I want to taste the rums and think a great Mai Tai should feature them. I mean, you pour 17 YO Wray & Nephew into what Vic's serves, or even what the recipe says, and you will lose that incredible rum! As another person here said, drop the Simple Syrup maybe. But 1/4 oz Orgeat, and see how that is. If you can get Clement Amber, use an ounc eof that to hit the nail right on the head along with your Appleton.

And fresh MINT! No straws. You want to force your face in there and smell the mint as you drink.

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[ Edited by: Swanky 2010-12-29 12:11 ]