#16 · classic
Mai Tai
Mai Tai ranks #16 among the 50 classics on this map — a rum & cachaça drink that reads sweet and balanced between refreshing and spirit-forward. Trader Vic’s nutty, rum-rich tiki masterpiece.
- Rum & cachaça
- Shaken
- Rocks
- Medium · ~21% abv
Flavor position
On the flavor map, Mai Tai sits in the sweet & refreshing corner (sweet–bitter score 30, refreshing–boozy score 42).
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Ingredients
- 30 ml aged Jamaican rum
- 30 ml rhum agricole
- 25 ml lime juice
- 15 ml orange curaçao
- 15 ml orgeat
Method
- Add 30 ml aged Jamaican rum, 30 ml rhum agricole, 25 ml lime juice, 15 ml orange curaçao, 15 ml orgeat to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass.
- Garnish with mint.