You won’t need a cocktail umbrella for this take on the quintessential tiki drink. According to legend, the Mai Tai was created at Trader Vic’s restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944 and named by a Tahitian guest (Maita’i is Tahitian for “good”). The cocktail soon became synonymous with tiki culture and in the 1950s and 60s Mai Tais were ubiquitous in U.S. restaurants and bars.
This version, from Chris Perez of MetropoChris, was designed with the gentleman in mind. So lose the umbrella, the pineapple juice and the rock candy syrup, and give this Gentleman’s (or Gentlewoman’s) Mai Tai a try.
Method:
- Muddle lime wedges and mint leaves thoroughly in the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
– Add rum, Grand Marnier and Frangelico, and fill the shaker with ice.
– Shake until cold and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
– Makes one.
Source: MetropoChris – The Gentlemen’s Mai Tai
Photo credits:
Ingredients (with the exception of the spirits) from Fotolia.com
Spirits courtesy of Flor de Caña, Grand Marnier and Frangelico
Tiki glass from BYOB Toronto
