Famous Mai Tai Recipes

A collection of famous mai tai recipes from Hawaii and elsewhere. See also more Hawaii Recipes, about Dining in Hawaii and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai
This Mai Tai recipe was created by the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki,and it includes orange juice, lime juice, orange liqueur, orgeat syrup, sugar syrup, and two kinds of rum.

Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai
Ernest Ray Gantt, the founder of Don the Beachcomber Restaurants, says he invented the Mai Tai at one of his California restaurants in 1933. This Mai Tai recipe includes grapefruit juice, lime juice, two kinds of rum, orange liqueur, Falernum Syrup

Trader Vic's Mai Tai
Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's Restaurant says he invented the Mai Tai in 1944 at his location restaurant in Oakland, California. This Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipe includes lime juice, orange liqueur, rum, orgeat syrup, and sugar syrup.

Pineapple Mai Tai
This Mai Tai recipe is different then the other three on this page because it is the only one that includes pineapple juice.

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