Mai Tai Recipe

Name: Amara Restaurant & Bar Koh Phangans Mai Tai Recipe
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Tiki
Ingredients: 1 oz aged rum; 0.5 oz dark rum (for float); 0.75 oz fresh lime juice; 0.5 oz orange curaçao; 0.5 oz orgeat (almond syrup); 0.25 oz simple syrup (1:1); 1.5 cups crushed ice; 4 to taste ice cubes (for shaking); 1 to taste lime wheel; 1 to taste mint sprig; 1 to taste cocktail cherry (optional)

Inspired by Amara Restaurant & Bar Koh Phangan

Time8m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

1 oz aged rum

1/2 oz dark rum (for float)

3/4 oz Fresh lime juice

1/2 oz orange curaçao

1/2 oz orgeat (almond syrup)

1/4 oz simple syrup (1:1)

1 1/2 cups crushed ice

4 to taste ice cubes (for shaking)

Garnish

1 to taste lime wheel

1 to taste mint sprig

1 to taste cocktail cherry (optional)

Method

Cocktail

Combine and shake

Add aged rum, fresh lime juice, orange curaçao, orgeat, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker. Add ice cubes (about 4 standard cubes) and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until chilled (exterior of shaker becomes frosty).

Prepare glass

Fill a double old-fashioned glass or tiki mug with crushed ice to about 3/4 full.

Strain

Double-strain the shaken mixture over the crushed ice in the prepared glass using a Hawthorne strainer and, if desired, a fine mesh strainer to remove small shards of ice and pulp.

Float dark rum

Carefully pour the dark rum over the back of a spoon so it floats on top of the drink, creating a layered look and stronger rum aroma.

Garnish & Serve

Garnish with a lime wheel perched on the rim, a fresh mint sprig (slap the mint once between your palms to release aroma) tucked into the ice, and an optional cocktail cherry. Serve with a short straw so the drinker can taste the float if desired.

Estimated final adjustment: taste and, if desired, add 1/4 oz more simple syrup for sweetness or 1/4 oz more lime juice for brightness. Stir gently if you adjust.