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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...
7th July 2024 at 17:11
for a less sweet drink consider 15ml orgeat instead of 25. for my Personal taste i concluded on 17.5ML as my final recipe.
5th December 2023 at 21:01
25ml orgeat syrup no sugar syrup for me, makes for a richer drink, and this stuff expires quick. USE IT.
9th October 2023 at 09:47
Another website has the Vic Bergeron Mai Tai as without the extra syrup (just the divine orgeat) and with a healthy dose of each a white rum and a (floated at the end) dark rum. Well, how do these issues get resolved? I have no idea, but I will say that when you don't have TWO syrups (the orgeat is sufficient) and when you float the dark rum, you really do end up with a marvelously balanced mai tai.
25th June 2023 at 10:46
A truly wonderful combination. The zestiness of the Orange Curacao (adjunct, as it is not made with real Laraha), lime sourness, almost marzipan-esque nutty sweetness of the orgeat (did not use sugar syrup) and finally, the fruitiness and tiniest hint of funk from the rum. Not the most ideal choice using Appleton Estate Reserve, but it was still delightful. Can't imagine what levels this would go to with a bette rum and/or Curacao.
9th June 2023 at 09:27
I make mine with 3cl appleton 12y and 3cl el dorado 8. I use clement creole shrubb for the orange liquer. It makes a mind blowingly good mai tai.
9th April 2023 at 23:29
Fantastic drink with one style of rum, but as previous posters have stated, the Mai Tai really shines when using a blend of rums. For me, it is the perfect template to experiment with different styles and ratios, and to take note of how changing just one can alter the whole experience. My constants are: Liber & Co orgeat, fresh squeezed lime, 2:1 turbinado simple, and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. Rums for this iteration: 1/2 Brugal 1888, 3/4 Clément Blanc, 3/4 Smith & Cross.
17th February 2023 at 09:48
I used my franken-rum (perpetual stew but with my rums), homemade orgeat and homemade orange curacao. I skipped the sugar syrup because my curacao is quite sweet and did a spray of absinthe. This drink is fantastic.
16th May 2022 at 17:33
I find that version of the original Mai Tai is better using a mix of different rums: 20 ml dark Rhum Agricole, 20 ml dark Havana Club 7 yr rum, 20 ml light Havana Club 3 yr rum,
20 ml orange triple sec dry Curacao, 10 ml orgeat syrup, 20 ml lime juice, 10 ml strong sugar syrup
20 ml orange triple sec dry Curacao, 10 ml orgeat syrup, 20 ml lime juice, 10 ml strong sugar syrup
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The coming of the cognac based Grand M. and the aged rum results in a deliquecy carried the orgeat and balanced by the lime.
10/10 expensive but def. making more !