Mai Tai Trader Vic's Recipe

A recipe for Mai Tai Trader Vic's. See also more Recipes from Hawaii, about Hawaii Dining and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's says he invented the Mai Tai at his restaurant in Oakland, California in 1944. A rival restaurant, Don the Beachcomber, claims they invented the drink in 1933. The recipe on this page is one of the Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipes, and it includes lime juice, orange liqueur, rum, orgeat syrup, and sugar syrup.

Ingredients

- 2 ounces Jamaican Rum
- 1/2 ounce Orgeat Syrup
- 1/2 ounce Curacao or Triple Sec
- 1/4 ounce Sugar Syrup
- Juice from one lime

Instructions

Shake all ingredients together and pour into a glass. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint or with a cherry and a pineapple wedge.

Resources

The story of how Vic Bergeron invented the Mai Tai, and several of the Trader Vic Mai Tai recipes, can be found on the official Web site for Trader Vic's Restaurants and products. See the articles Let's Get the Record Straight on the Mai Tai and Wikipedia on Trader Vic.

Trader Vic's Cookbook at Amazon.com

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