Thanks for the traditional recipe, I considered posting that rather than this but, sad though it is, this is the recipe that is being sold as a Mai Tai in less scrupulous bars around the world.

Regardless of what it is, it’s tasty! Thank you for your comment.

Here is a Mai Tai, originally made by Trader Vic:

THE ORIGINAL FORMULA

2 ounces 17-year-old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican rum
1/2 ounce French Garnier Orgeat
1/2 ounce Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao
1/4 ounce Rock Candy Syrup
Juice from one fresh lime

Shake and garnish with half of the lime shell inside the drink and float a sprig of fresh mint at the edge of the glass.

As we all know the 17 year old JWN rum isn´t available to us exsising today only in a very few places.So we use:

TRADER VIC`s SANCTIONED RECIPE from Intoxica:

1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 oz Martinique rum
1 oz fresh lime juice (one lime)
0.5 oz curacao
0.25 oz each of orgeat and simple syrup

Mix all ingredients and shake with ice.Strain into a glass over crushed ice. Garnish with lime shell and a sprig of mint.

Cheers!

Tiare

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