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Mai Tai

Trader Vic's 1944 original ('mai tai — out of this world!' said the Tahitian guests). Aged rum, orange curaçao, orgeat and lime over crushed ice: nutty, citrusy and much drier than the tourist version.

Everything is on the shelf.

  1. Add to a shaker

    50 ml100 ml150 ml200 mlAged / golden rum— not in stock
    15 ml30 ml45 ml60 mlOrange curaçao— not in stock
    15 ml30 ml45 ml60 mlOrgeat— not in stock
    25 ml50 ml75 ml100 mlLime juice (fresh)— not in stock
  2. Shake hard with cubed ice for 8 seconds

  3. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice

  4. Garnish with mint sprig and spent lime shell