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A Frozen Mai Tai is the classic cocktail but blended frozen so it’s the perfect summer drink! With pineapple and orange, almond and rum it’s the perfect tropical cocktail!

A creamy yellow piña colada served in a curved glass, garnished with a pineapple wedge and a red cherry. Another similar drink is blurred in the background on a light surface.

Move over Mai Tai, the FROZEN Mai Tai is in town! This easy cocktail is a frozen riff on the classic tiki drink and it’s become our new favorite along side a piña colada and a daiquiri. I had fun testing the ratios on this recipe and you’ll be please to know it’s the perfect combination of sweet, strong, and tropical!

Five bottles of drink ingredients, a jar of lime juice, a can of pineapple juice, and a bowl of pineapple chunks are arranged on a white surface with a light gray background.

Frozen Mai Tai Ingredients

Rum is the star in a mai tai. My classic recipe uses lots (and lots) of rum. This frozen version uses white rum and gold rum (or spiced rum). Use your favorite brands. I skipped the dark rum float because it will just sink to the bottom.
Rum needs orange, so we use triple sec (or cointreau) and it also needs some tartness from lime juice.
Orgeat is the classic almond flavored addition to any mai tai, bringing a toasted, nutty, almond paste taste. You can use amaretto if you don’t have orgeat syrup, or a drop of almond extract.
Orgeat syrup is non-alcoholic and can be found online on Amazon, Total Wine, or at places like TJ Maxx that sell coffee syrups.
I love adding pineapple juice to my mai tais, so instead of using ice to blend the frozen drink, I used frozen pineapple (and some juice as well).

A creamy yellow piña colada in a curved glass, garnished with a pineapple slice and a red cherry. Pineapple wedges are scattered on the white surface in the background.

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Dorothy’s Testing Notes

Add the liquid to the blender first for better results.
If you want it more frothy, you can add more pineapple or use ice.
Feel free to use ice instead of frozen pineapple, but it will be more watered down.
Too strong? Add more juice or pineapple.