Garnish:
Mint sprig
How to make:
Lightly muddle mint in base of shaker (just to bruise). Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain glass filled with crushed ice.
12 fresh | Mint leaves |
1 1/2 fl oz | Overproof pot still rum |
1 fl oz | Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum |
3/4 fl oz | Triple sec liqueur (40% alc./vol.) |
1/2 fl oz | Difford's Falernum liqueur |
1 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1 fl oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
Read about cocktail measures and measuring.
History:
It is claimed that Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt first served this drink in 1933 at his Don The Beachcomber's bar in Hollywood, California. This is some ten years earlier than Bergeron's Mai Tai moment in cocktail history.
A more detailed history of this drink, along with its variants can be found on our Mai Tai cocktail page.
Nutrition:
One serving of Mai Tai (Beaumont-Gantt's recipe) contains 311 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 2.8 standard drinks
- 22.77% alc./vol. (45.54° proof)
- 39.4 grams of pure alcohol
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