Mai Tai (Advanced)
Two rums instead of one, and a little sugar on top of the orgeat. Longer and sweeter than the 1944 build, and it forgives a rougher bottle.
8ozHighball holds 8 oz of liquidTall glass over ice, so the liquid tops out around 8 oz.Build
| White rum | 1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| Dark rum | 1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
| Orange curaçao | ½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml |
| Orgeat | ½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml1 oz30 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml1 ½ oz45 ml |
| Simple syrup | ¼ oz8 ml⅜ oz10 ml½ oz15 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml |
Already built on your 1 oz30 ml pour.
Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1 oz30 ml.
Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1 oz30 ml.
Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1 oz30 ml.
Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1 oz30 ml.
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Preparations
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Place 2 cups of almonds on a baking sheet, place them in the oven, and toast until they are fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove the almonds from the oven and let them cool completely. Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until they are a coarse meal. Set the almonds aside. Place 1 cup Demerara Syrup in a saucepan and warm it over medium heat. Add the almond meal and stir to combine. Remove the pan from heat and let the mixture steep until it has cooled completely. Strain through cheesecloth before using or storing.
Place 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add ½ cup demerara sugar and 1 ½ cups sugar and stir until they have dissolved. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.
Place 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.
Method
- Put ice in a shaker.
- Add both rums, the curaçao, the orgeat and the syrup.
- Add the lime juice, shake well, and strain into a highball glass.
- Finish with a spear of pineapple.
Related drinks
- Mai Taithe one this riffs on
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