Post #574154 by Brandomoai on Tue, Feb 1, 2011 11:15 AM

Another option is to take the above from-scratch recipe and add 1 oz orange juice and 1 oz pineapple juice. This is known as the Hawaiian-style mai tai. Some places use grenadine instead of orgeat and coconut rum. Personally, I think that's taking it way too far from what a mai tai should be and should taste like, but it may be closer to what you tasted in Kauai. Just experiment a little and you'll find the taste that's right for you.