Make Mine a Double

posted by Hilary on Mar 9

Well I’m going all retro on us today and looking at the Good Old Mia Tai
Fact of the day: Mai Tai actually means ‘Out of this World’ and dates back to the 1944 Oakland’s trader Vic’s.
Mr. Victor Bergron, one of the big boy manager’s from the bar Tiki, created this concoction. The secret to this success of this drink is down to the quality of the rum. Yes I know this may be stating the obvious however over the years the original recipe has deviated from so much. The taste of the rum has been diluted by too much fruit and flavoring that what is left resembles nothing like the original drink. So bring back the Mia Tai and you will be ‘Out of this World’ – literately!!!!

Bergron’s original recipe:-
The Original Mai Tai
• 1 oz light rum
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz orange curacao
• 1/2 oz orgeat syrup (or just sugar and water)
• 1 oz dark rum

• maraschino cherry for garnish should be the only fruit in it!
1. Pour all the ingredients except the dark rum into a shaker with ice cubes.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into glass half filled with ice.
4. Top with the dark rum.
5. Garnish with the cherry.