The Daiquiri
Mai Tai
Ingredients
- 1 ounce
- 1 ounce La Favorite Coeur de Canne blanc
- ¼ ounce
- 1 ounce fresh juice
- ½ ounce House
- ¼ ounce
- 1 dash
- Garnish: 1 bouquet
Method
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker and whip, shaking with a few pieces of crushed ice, just until incorporated. Dump into a double Old-Fashioned glass, then pack the glass with crushed ice. Garnish with the mint bouquet.
History
At the center of a decades-long dispute between Tiki pioneers Victor "Trader Vic" Bergeron and Ernest "Don the Beachcomber" Gantt, both of whom claimed to have invented it — Trader Vic's 1944 version, built around aged Jamaican rum, is the one most bars use today.
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Mai Tai
Ingredients
- 1 oz Light rum
- 1/2 oz Orgeat syrup
- 1/2 oz Triple sec
- 1 1/2 oz Sweet and sour
- 1 Cherry
Method
Shake the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled collins glass.