The Real Trader Vics Mai Tai Recipe

By MJH

Ingredients

• 1 lime (fresh) shopping list
• 1/2 oz orange Curacao (not blue)
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• 1/4 oz Orgeat syrup (almond syrup.. Amaretto syrup)
• 1.0 oz DARK JAMAICA rum
• 1.0 oz Martinique rum (very bold taste)
• fresh mint Garnish
• fruit Stick Garnish

Preparation

Step 1

In a Double Old Fashion Glass...

Cut Lime in 1/2 and squeeze over SHAVED ice.

Add spent lime shell to glass (this adds oils from the skin..important.. and common with many Trader Vic drinks)

Add remaining ingredients... and fill glass up with enough Shaved ice to fill

Mix well