The Original Mai Tai

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.

Directions

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.