Easy Mai Tai Recipes

An excellent fruity rum drink, mai tai is a favorite cocktail for serving during hot summer months. The fruit juices and rum complement each other, resulting in a great tasting tropical drink for everyone. Besides the authentic mai tai recipe, you have so many variations to try at home. A simple trick is to know fruit juice and rum types that blend perfectly, which can be used in any easy mai tai recipe.

Easy Recipes for Mai Tai Cocktail

Mai tai recipes are many and every bartender gives it his own variation. Even you can create the best tasting cocktail by using your favorite rum brands. So, instead of visiting a bar to order one, you can make it at home. The base mai tai ingredients for an authentic recipe are top quality rum, lime, orgeat and Curacao. To this, sugar or sugar syrup is added to balance the sourness of lime. For this fruity cocktail, options for rum and juices are endless. Of course, you are expected to add the ingredients in specific amounts to get desired flavor.

Authentic Mai Tai

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Jamaican rum
• ½ ounce orange Curacao
• ½ ounce orgeat
• ¼ ounce rock candy syrup
• Juice of 1 fresh lime
• Lime slice and pineapple wedge for garnish

Directions for Preparation

If available, use rum that is 15 - 17 years old. Otherwise, the remaining mai tai drink recipe ingredients will overpower the rum flavor. Pour rum, orange Curacao, orgeat, candy syrup and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add a few ice cubes, and shake the mixture. Pour cocktail in a tall glass, garnish with lime slice and pineapple wedge. Based on when you are serving it, you can serve mai tai at room temperature or with ice cubes as a cold drink.

Easy Mai Tai Drink

Ingredients

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 2 ounces light rum
• 2 ounces gold rum
• 1 ounce orange Curacao
• 1 ounce almond syrup
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice

Directions for Preparation

In a large cocktail shaker, measure and add the above listed ingredients - dark rum, light rum, gold rum, orange Curacao, almond syrup and lime juice. Shake well and keep aside. Fill crushed ice in unusual shaped serving glasses, and pour mai tai cocktail over it. If you are bored of the regular cold serving method (with crushed ice), try serving with cream. Though it sounds weird, some people really like this creamy concoction of fruit juice and rum.

Mai Tai with Pineapple Juice

Ingredients

• 1 ounce light rum
• 1½ ounces pineapple juice
• 1½ ounces orange juice
• ¼ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce triple sec
• 1 dash of grenadine
• ½ ounce dark rum
• Lemon or pineapple wedge for garnish

Directions for Preparation

In a cocktail shaker, add light rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, triple sec and grenadine. Shake for 2 - 3 minutes for even mixing. Fill ice cubes to about ¼ - ½ of glass, and strain mai tai drink over it. Pour dark rum on top of the concoction. Garnish with lemon or pineapple wedge, and serve immediately. Also, you can try creating variations in the serving styles like a professional bartender.

Mango Mai Tai Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1¼ ounces mango-flavored rum
• 1½ ounces margarita mix
• 1½ ounces pineapple juice
• ¼ ounce orgeat syrup
• ¼ ounce grenadine
• 1 slice mango for garnish
• 1 maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions for Preparation

In this easy recipe, the richness of mango-flavored rum complements margarita and pineapple juice. Add rum, margarita mix, pineapple juice, orgeat syrup, grenadine and ice cubes in a cocktail shaker, and shake well. Then, strain the mai tai cocktail into tall serving glasses. Decorate with mango slice and cherry, and serve.

Even if you have many guests to serve, trying an easy mai tai recipe is the ultimate choice for offering a great drink. This mixed drink is sure to satisfy your invitees in the party. For creative presentation, do not forget to decorate serving glasses with drink umbrellas and colorful straws. This way, you can make specialty drinks out of this simple yet classy cocktail of rum!