In this episode of Drink Like Sailor, it’s time for Curious Cocktails with Kala Ellis. Get retro with us as we introduce a new short series of deep dives into cocktail culture in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
We begin with the famous Mai Tai cocktail, which can be polarizing. It’s got an interesting history and can be a delicious cocktail, but much like the Martini, it’s been abused! What passes for a Mai Tai these days in certain places looks nothing like the OG cocktail.
Grab your bathrobe and a drink, and let’s get into it!
Here is the original Mai Tai recipe:
- 2 ounces Jamaican rum
- ½ ounce Orange Curaçao
- ½ orgeat syrup
- ¼ ounce rock candy syrup (rich sugar syrup)
- Juice of 1 lime
Shake the cocktail and strain it into a 15 ounces glass over shaved or pebbled ice. Garnish with half of the lime shell inside the drink and a sprig of fresh mint. (Be sure to listen to our instructions.) Sailor’s variation: I do not add rich syrup, the Curacao and orgeat are sweet enough.
We hope you will enjoy this series! Drink well friends.
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