From the library
Mai Tai
Aged Jamaican rum, lime, curaçao, and orgeat over crushed ice. The 1944 spec — no juice cocktail, no umbrella.
What's in it
- Jamaican Rum
- Lime Juice
- Curacao
- Orgeat
- Rich Simple Syrup
- Mint
- Spent lime shell
Created by Victor J. Bergeron Trader Vic's, Oakland, 1944.
Keep pouring
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