What are the ingredients in a Mai Tai?

1 1/2 oz White rum
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice1/2 oz Orange curaçao1/2 oz Orgeat syrup3/4 oz Dark rum
Mai Tai/Ingredients

What can I use in place of orgeat syrup?

If you need a substitute for orgeat syrup then your best options are almond syrup, almond extract, amaretto, or Crème d’amade. To get a more authentic flavor you can make your own orgeat in minutes using everyday ingredients. Check out our recipe further down the page for a delicious homemade version.

When was the Mai Tai invented?

1944
The History of the Mai Tai. The Mai Tai started as a rum cocktail so popular it supposedly depleted world rum supplies in the 1940s and ’50s. In 1944, when the cocktail was invented by Victor J. Bergeron — better known as Trader Vic — it wasn’t a sugar bomb.

How do you serve Mai Tai?

On the rocks; poured over ice.
Mai Tai/Served

Is Mai Tai a girly drink?

Mai Tai. With its bright yellow color, it’s easy to see why a Mai Tai is considered a girly drink. Regardless of how it is made, a Mai Tai tends to taste fresh and delicious. The drink is also deceptive, as it can contain a decent amount of alcohol.

What kind of rum is best for Mai Tai?

Best rums for a Mai Tai

• Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry.
• Hampden Estate 46.
• Appleton Estate Signature.
• Black Tot Finest Caribbean.
• Trois Rivieres Cuvee de L’Ocean.

Why does amaretto taste like cherry?

The bitterness of bitter almond and apricot kernels comes from the high amount of amygdalin, which is found in much lesser amounts in sweet varieties. The breakdown products of this chemical produce benzaldehyde, which gives the cherry-like almond flavor.

Is amaretto the same as almond syrup?

Amaretto is known to be the liquor with almond flavor, but it doesn’t have a strong or pure flavor like almond extract. Amaretto will have higher alcohol content. To illustrate, amaretto will have 20% alcohol content while almond extract has 40% alcohol content.

Why is it called Mai Tai?

The story goes that one evening, in 1944, he tested a new drink on two friends from Tahiti, Ham and Carrie Guild. After the first sip, Carrie is said to have exclaimed, “mai tai-roa aé”, which in Tahitian means ‘out of this world – the best!’ . Thus, Bergeron created and named the Mai Tai cocktail.

What is the Girliest alcoholic drink?

1. Lemon Meringue Martinis

• Fresh Pineapple Margarita.
• Mimosas.
• Whiskey Sour.
• Long Island Iced Tea.
• Blue Hawaiian.
• Cosmopolitan. Ever seen ‘Sex and the City’?
• Mojito. One of the most simple, girliest drinks to ever hit the bar counter.
• Mai Tai. The Tahitian name means “Out of this World”.

What alcohol is used in Mai Tai?

Rum
Mai Tai/Main alcohol

At its core a Mai Tai is meant to showcase great rum. We use a combination of white and aged or dark rums—the white rum is lighter bodied and fruity, while the aged rum brings juicy banana, vanilla, and burnt sugar notes and a richer mouthfeel.

What was the original recipe for Mai Tai?

We also discovered the drinks are also works of art! We enjoyed their “1944 Mai Tai,” which was described as being patterned after the original Mai Tai recipe, birthed by “Trader Vic” Bergeron’s recipe in 1944. The original Mai Tai created by Trader Vic used aged Jamaican rum.

What kind of liqueur do you use for Mai Tai?

Most current recipes for Mai Tais based on Trader Vic’s 1944 recipe include rum, lime juice, orgeat syrup, and orange liqueur (typically orange curaçao). Variants may include orange and grapefruit juices, bitters, grenadine, falernum, and so on.

When did Trader Vic Bergeron make Mai Tai?

We enjoyed their “1944 Mai Tai,” which was described as bring patterned after the original Mai Tai recipe, birthed by “Trader Vic” Bergeron’s recipe in 1944.

When did Donn Beach invent the Mai Tai?

Bergeron claimed to have invented the Mai Tai in 1944 at his restaurant, Trader Vic’s , in Oakland, California. [2] Trader Vic’s forerunner, Donn Beach , claimed to have instead first created it in 1933, although a longtime colleague said that Beach was actually just alleging that the Mai Tai was based on his Q.B. Cooler cocktail.