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Recipe courtesy of Arnold Bitner and Phoebe Beach

Show: Food 911

Episode: Tiki Bar Treats

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Total:: 5 min
Prep:: 5 min

Yield:: 1 drink

Level:: Easy

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.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.

Recipe courtesy "Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber" by Arnold Bitner & Phoebe Beach published by Mutual Publishing

My Private Notes

Name: The Original Mai Tai
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Yield: 1 drink
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.