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Trader Vic's Original Mai Tai Recipe

  • The Cocktail Hour
  • May 4
  • 1 min read

A popular option on the Trader Vic's menu, the Mai Tai cocktail was only $1.85 in 1944.

The original recipe is as follows:

  • 2 ounces of 17-year-old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican Rum

  • ½ ounce Holland De Kuyper Orange Curaçao

  • ½ ounce French Garnier Orgeat

  • ¼ ounce Rock Candy Syrup

  • Juice from one whole lime


Hand shake and garnish with ½ of lime shell, sprig of fresh mint


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