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Mai Tai

A shaken rum cocktail with lime, orgeat, orange curaçao and rich simple syrup, poured over pebble ice and garnished with mint.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz aged pot still Jamaican rum
  • 1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • .75 oz orgeat
  • .5 oz orange curaçao
  • .25 oz rich simple syrup
  • mint, sprig, for garnish
  • lime shell, spent, for garnish
  • pebble ice

Steps

1Build the drink

  1. Add 2 oz aged pot still Jamaican rum to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice.
  3. Add .75 oz orgeat.
  4. Add .5 oz orange curaçao.
  5. Add .25 oz rich simple syrup.
  6. Add pebble ice.
  7. Shake thoroughly for about ten seconds.
  8. Dump the contents of the shaker unfiltered into a double rocks glass.
  9. Top the drink with more pebble ice.

2Garnish and serve

  1. Garnish with a mint sprig.
  2. Garnish with a spent lime shell.