This exclamation led to the drink being named "Mai Tai." Bergeron's original recipe called for aged Jamaican rum, fresh lime juice, orgeat syrup (a sweet almond syrup), orange curaçao and a dash ...

A classic tiki cocktail from the glory days of the trend, the original Mai Tai is a mixture of aged rum with lime, orange curaçao, orgeat, and simple syrup. Cheaper versions and pre-made mixes will ...

Generic Mai Tai recipes simplify the cocktail with the use of a stronger, smoky dark rum and a cleaner light rum, but for a proper Mai Tai, Robold insists that it has to be a blend of Jamaican and ...

The world-famous mai tai is still front and center of Trader Vic's drink menu, which offers an extensive array of other tropical tiki drinks alongside its crown jewel. Read the original article on ...

This martini recipe comes Erika Kotite, founder of Toque Magazine. The Tom Collins is a wonderful drink, especially ... Since the original mai tai called for a Jamaican rum that no longer exists ...

Its the foundation of piña coladas, daiquiris and the original Mai Tai. To help you embrace ... and Carrie Smith for excellent tropical cocktail recipes and more information about rum." ...

However, tiki-rival Beach claimed that the cocktail was invented at his ... bit of history with a shaken expression of the ...