Best Silkeys Mai Tai Recipes

THE ORIGINAL MAI TAI

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Here's how to make the original Mai Tai recipe! Gather the ingredients for this tropical rum drink that's as complex as it is fruity.

Provided by Sonja Overhiser

Categories Drink

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) aged rum
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) orange liqueur: Curaçao, Cointreau or Grand Marnier
3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) lime juice
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) orgeat syrup
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) dark rum
For the garnish: Fresh mint, cocktail cherry, pineapple slice, lime wedge

Steps:

Place the aged rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, and orgeat syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until cold.
Strain the drink into an ice-filled glass. Top with the dark rum. Garnish with fresh mint, a lime wedge, cocktail cherry and pineapple slice.

THE ORIGINAL MAI TAI

The Original Mai Tai image

Provided by Food Network

Categories beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Myers's Plantation Rum
1 ounce Cuban Rum
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 Falernum*
1/2 ounce Cointreau
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash Pernod
1 cup cracked ice
Slice squeezed lime, for garnish
Pineapple spear, for garnish
Mint sprig, for garnish
*Falernum is a lime/ginger based syrup and can be found in some large liquor stores.

Steps:

Pour all the liquids into a cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Pour it all into a 16-ounce double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lime slice, pineapple, and mint sprig.

MAI TAI FOR A CROWD

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Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories beverage

Time 5m

Yield 4 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup light rum
1 cup Jamaican rum
1 cup orange liqueur
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup orgeat (almond) syrup
Grenadine, for topping
Lime wheels, for garnish
Orange wheels, for garnish
Maraschino cherries, for garnish

Steps:

In a large pitcher, add the light rum, Jamaican rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, orange juice and orgeat syrup and stir until combined. Add crushed ice to rocks glasses, then pour the mai tai over the ice. Add a splash of grenadine to each, then garnish with an orange wheel, lime wheel and maraschino cherry.

THE PERFECT MAI TAI

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The perfect Spring or Summer drink. Tried and tested for over 12 years now. and always a crowd favorite! This recipe yields one gallon!! Use a 1 gallon sun tea jar for serving!

Provided by 7MICK

Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Rum Drinks Recipes

Time 27m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups light rum
1 cup dark rum
1 cup 151 proof rum
1 cup orange curacao (orange flavored liqueur)
1 cup almond flavored syrup
1 cup simple syrup
10 limes, juiced
½ gallon fresh orange juice

Steps:

In a large jar or drink cooler, combine the light rum, dark rum, 151 rum, orange liqueur, almond syrup, simple syrup, and lime juice. Stir and top off with orange juice. Do not use grenadine if you want the true Mai Tai! Serve in 8 to 12 ounce glasses with ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 4.3 mg, Sugar 13 g

SILKEY'S MAI TAI

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Make and share this Silkey's Mai Tai recipe from Food.com.

Provided by sweetcakes

Categories Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces rum (I use coconut rum)
1 1/2 ounces orange juice
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
1 1/2 ounces lime juice (I just use the squeeze bottle)
1 1/2 ounces cherry juice
1 lime slice
1 maraschino cherry