Name: Mai Tai
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 1/2 oz Orange Curaçao; 2 oz Aged Jamaican Rum; 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup; 1/4 oz Rock Candy Syrup

Ingredients

3/4 oz (22.2 ml) Fresh Lime Juice
Fresh squeezed
1 dash (0.6 ml) Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Traditional Trader Vic addition
1/2 oz (14.8 ml) Orange Curaçao
Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao preferred
2 oz (59.1 ml) Aged Jamaican Rum
Jamaican aged rum essential for authentic flavor
1/2 oz (14.8 ml) Orgeat Syrup
Almond syrup essential
1/4 oz (7.4 ml) Rock Candy Syrup
Rich simple syrup

Instructions

Add 2 oz (59.1 ml) aged Jamaican rum, 3/4 oz (22.2 ml) fresh lime juice, 1/2 oz (14.8 ml) orange curaçao, 1/2 oz (14.8 ml) orgeat, and 1/4 oz (7.4 ml) rock candy syrup to shaker
Add 1 dash Angostura bitters
Fill with ice and shake vigorously
Strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice
Garnish with fresh mint sprig and spent lime shell