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.
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
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.
