BEST MAI TAI + MOCKTAIL

MAI TAI + MOCKTAIL

serving size for 1 cocktail

Ingredients

1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce orgeat (almond) syrup (I used Monin)
1/2 orange liqueur (I used Cointreau)
3 ounces pineapple juice
pineapple cubes for garnish
mint for garnish
paper cocktail straws
outdoor stemless wine glass from williams sonoma
pebbled ice bought from sonic (10lb bag for $2!)

Instructions

Pour crushed ice into your cocktail glass.
Combine light rum, orgeat, and orange liqueur in a shaker with ice. Shake well until chilled and pour over ice into your cup.
Add pineapple juice and stir.
Add dark rum on top, add garnish, and add straw. This is important to add the dark rum last to get a little separation. I didn’t for some of these and it makes a big difference in the presentation of your cocktail. Learn from my mistakes

*FOR MOCKTAIL: Replace light rum with orange juice. Replace dark rum with sparkling lemon water. Replace Cointreau with fresh lemon juice. Follow instructions above with the ingredient modifications*

Pour that cocktail, play some Hawaiian tunes, and get in the island vibe. I am usually not a sweet drink person but this cocktail has the perfect amount of sweetness and I think the almond syrup is the secret ingredient. I also never knew you could buy pebbled ice from Sonic and called my local shop and bought it in the drive through for $2 bucks! Feel like the ice really elevates the cocktail and makes me feel like I am having a drink out at my favorite resort.