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How to make a Mai Tai like they do at Three Dots and a Dash

A tiki classic from a top American bar

By Mark Stock Aug 12, 2025 10:00 AM

Three Dots and a Dash. — Three Dots and a Dash

Maybe it’s time for a proper Hawaiian vacation. Maybe you just need a good tiki cocktail recipe to work with. National Mai Tai Day is coming up on August 30th, so to that, we say cheers with a top-shelf recipe.

Three Dots and a Dash set us up with their house version of the popular drink. It’s so dialed-in that the spirits are issued right down to the tablespoon. And the garnishes make it look like a holiday in the glass.

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You may not have the energy to create house Curacao so feel free to swap in the store-bought stuff. This is the kind of drink that will send you straight to the best Honolulu hotels, even if only in your mind. So go on, make a little time for yourself and extend that summer a bit more.

There are many versions of the Mai Tai. Read on for the full recipe from Three Dots and a Dash.

1944 Mai Tai

1944 Mai Tai. — Three Dots and a Dash

How do you make the ultimate Mai Tai? It’s all about the perfect mix of rums, as this recipe prooves.

Ingredients:

2 ounces Long Aged Barbados Rum
2 tablespoons Overproof Jamaican Pot Still Rum
2 tablespoons Aged Fijian Blended Rum
1/4 ounce house Curacao blend
3/4 ounce lime
3/4 ounce orgeat
4 mint sprits, 1 spent lime hull, and 1 edible orchid for garnish

Method:

Combine ingredients and whip shake with 16 ounces of crushed ice.
Pour into a Mai Tai glass and top with crushed ice.
Garnish with a bunch of healthy mint sprigs, add orchid and gently place the spent lime hull rind up.

Mark Stock is a writer from Portland, Oregon. He fell into wine during the Recession and has been fixated on the stuff since… Read Full Bio

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