I created my own Mai Tai recipe because I could never find one that met my standards. There are numerous Mai Tai recipes out there that largely rely on the rum for flavor. Anyone can enjoy this drink as a virgin, and it’s simple to mix up the party by adding a little rum.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup crushed ice, or as needed
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cream of coconut
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum
- 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger spiced rum
- ¼ cup club soda, or as needed
Instructions
- Fill 2 glasses with ice.
- Gently stir orange juice, pineapple juice, grenadine, and lime juice together in a small pitcher; stir in cream of coconut.
- Mix rum and spiced rum together in a small glass. Pour rum mixture into the 2 glasses and top with orange juice mixture. Top off each glass with club soda.
- This mixture keeps well so I’ll usually make a huge batch by multiplying the recipe by 12 to make a little less than a gallon. The only thing you have to worry about in keeping the mixture is keeping your club soda fresh and sparkling.
- Run the container of cream of coconut under warm water for 60 seconds to get a better consistency.