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Mai Tai Recipe

This Mai Tai is such a classic cocktail recipe with 3 kinds of rum, lime, orange and almond. It's the perfect way to transport yourself to the beach!
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 487kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $8

Ingredients

For 1 cocktail:

  • 1.5 ounces light rum
  • 1.5 ounces gold rum
  • 2 ounces triple sec
  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • ½ ounce Amaretto (almond liqueur) see note
  • 1 ounce dark rum

For a pitcher:

  • 1 cup light rum
  • ½ cup gold rum
  • ½ cup dark rum
  • 1 cup triple sec
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 2-3 cups pineapple and/or orange juice and/or club soda or lemon lime soda
  • ¼ cup Amaretto (almond liqueur) see note

Instructions

For one cocktail:

  • Mix light and gold rum, triple sec, lime juice, and almond liqueur in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice. Add dark rum on top.

For pitcher:

  • Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher. Adjust strength/sweetness as needed by adding simple syrup or more juice. Serve over ice.

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Notes

Amaretto Substitutions:
  • Substitute orgeat or other simple syrup or grenadine (start with 1/2 ounce and add more as needed for desired sweetness)
  • Substitute 1 ounce pineapple or orange juice for the amaretto
 
Other:
  • Substitute more of one rum for another, if you don't have all three.
  • Coconut rum is a great sub also
  • If you want a weaker cocktail (this is VERY strong) then add 1-2 ounces pineapple juice to taste.
  • The drink, as written, isn't very sweet, so if you like a sweeter drink, add some simple syrup or grenadine.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin C: 9mg