Trader Vic Mai Tai Cocktail

Who doesn't love a mai tai? Invented by Trader Vic in his California restaurant, this tasty cocktail features rum, curaçao, syrup, and lime juice.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1 sprig fresh mint
• 1 cup ice
• 2 fluid ounces 17-year old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican Rum
• 0.5 fluid ounce French Garnier Orgeat
• 0.5 fluid ounce orange Curacao liqueur
• 0.25 fluid ounce rock candy syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fill a rocks glass with 1 cup crushed ice. Set aside in the freezer.

Step 2

Cut lime in half. Juice both halves into a cocktail shaker. Set one rind aside for serving; discard the other.

Step 3

Add rum, orgeat, curaçao, and rock candy syrup to the cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup ice, cover, and shake until chilled.

Step 4

Place the reserved lime rind into the chilled rocks glass. Strain in mai tai and float mint sprig on the edge of the glass.