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Mai Tai (Trader Vic's)
A Mai Tai is basically a Daiquiri based on aged rum, with orange curaçao liqueur and orgeat syrup contributing to its flavour and sweetness. Trader Vic's...
Terry Brennan
22nd September 2024 at 23:29
Per Theo Clark's comment below, I made with 1.5 oz of Appleton Estate and 1/2 oz of Plantation overproof rum. An extremely well-balanced cocktail, both in between sweet / sour and gentle / boozy. I also doubled the sugar syrup as mine was 1:1