In our take on the beloved tiki cocktail, we swapped in Cointreau for orange curaçao and made our own orange-almond syrup to help showcase the flavor of the rums.
Mai Tai
Makes 1 Serving
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces fresh lime juice
- 1½ ounces Sweet Orange and Almond Syrup (recipe follows)
- 1 ounce light rum
- 1 ounce dark rum
- ½ ounce Cointreau
- Garnish: orange peel
Sweet Orange and Almond Syrup
- Zest of 1 large orange
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup orange blossom water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add lime juice, Sweet Orange and Almond Syrup, rums, and Cointreau. Add ice. Shake vigorously for 1 minute. Strain into a glass over crushed ice. Garnish with orange peel, if desired.
Sweet Orange and Almond Syrup
- In a small saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat, and let stand for 20 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, and cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
