Mai Tai - Shaker BarSchool®

http://ow.ly/2gtGR Notice how similar to the Margarita this drink is, is it a Rum Margarita with orgeat or is the Margarita a tequila Mai Tai?

Trader Vic Bergeron claims to have created this drink for two friends in 1944 at his bar in Oakland, California. The couple had just returned from Tahiti and when they sipped the drink they exclaimed Mai Tai Roa Ae meaning out of this world, the best in Tahitian. The original recipe calls for 17 year Old J. Wray & Nephew Jamaican rum which is extremely rare and can fetch up to £2000 a bottle, so the modern version has also been listed.

Mai Tai (modern version)
Glass: 10 oz rocks
Method: shake & strain
50ml Rum
12.5ml orange curaçao
25ml lime juice
12.5ml orgeat (almond) syrup
5 ml sugar syrup

Add ingredients to a mixing glass, add ice and shake vigorously, strain into an ice filled rocks glass and garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge.

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[shakertv]

Sorry tg343441, as funny as your comment was i have had to remove it. I did however forward it to Myles, i'm sure he will apreciate it!

[fillopastry]

This is Trader Vic style and my favourite version of the Mai Tai. good job!

[SickboyTzk]

Lots of smartasses around here. :-|

[AIM2790]

u so think your ramsey of drinks lol 

[MAXXFIGO]

he's very talented!!!what's his name???

[Nik0minat0r]

i love drinks that have crushed ice and are in a rocks glass like caipirinha

[IndusrialProgrammer]

He makes bartending look like a John Woo movie!!

[enzaim]

is this mai tai the classic version?

[terrence77477]

this dude makes me want to be a bartender

[nseagoon71]

@CeidiogSaxelby Practice with water or sugar syrup to get the timing right. Heavier liquids like syrups are more viscous and flow slowly, whereas spirits are faster. Practice makes perfect.

[kspartyz]

that was fast