Trader Vic Mai Tai
Recipe by Three Dots and a Dash
Three Dots and a Dash‘s Beverage Director Kevin Beary is sharing a recipe for the famed Chicago cocktail bar’s signature Trader Vic Mai Tai, made with Long Aged Barbados Rum, Overproof Jamaican Pot Still Rum, Aged Fijian Blended Rum, Lime and Orgeat,
Trader Vic Mai Tai
Mix up this classic tropical cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients:
2 oz. Long Aged Barbados Rum
2 Tsp. Overproof Jamaican Pot Still Rum
2 Tsp. Aged Fijian Blended Rum
¼ oz. dry Curaçao
¾ oz. lime juice
¾ oz. orgeat
16 oz. crushed ice
4 mint sprigs (for garnish)
1 spent lime hull half (for garnish)
1 edible orchid (optional garnish)
Method:
1. Combine first six ingredients in a shaker with 16 oz. crushed ice.
2. Whip shake (shake until ice is gone and mixture is slightly frothy).
3. Strain into a double rocks glass and add crushed ice until the drink fills the glass.
4. Swizzle the cocktail until it’s homogeneous (becomes opaque).
5. Garnish with a bouquet of mint, spent lime hull (rind up) and edible orchid (if desired).
