Among the many alcoholic mixes with juicy colors and delicious taste stands out the cocktail “Mai Tai”. This is a multi-component and tasty drink that is easy to prepare for your own home party. Its bright appearance is consistent with the exotic rich taste. Since the 30s of the last century, "May Tai" every year only gained popularity. He did not lose her in our days.
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Mai Tai Cocktail - A Little History
The story of the appearance of an exotic drink is quite unusual, to this day it is considered debatable who was the creator of this strong tropical cocktail.
- Some consider it the author of Victor Bergeron, the last century owner of the London bar "Trade Vic."
- According to another version, the discoverer’s laurels belong to Don Beach (real name Ernest Raymond), the American owner of the Don Beechcomber debut tiki bar. Probably, under the name of Don, he became known precisely after the opening of this stylized institution of the same name. He also remained famous for the story thanks to the creation of many other unusually delicious cocktails, the most popular of which are Scorpio and Zombies. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he became the first to introduce a tropical mood not only into the design of such establishments, but also into the map of alcoholic cocktails.
"Mai Tai" in Thai means "divine and unearthly."
The recipe options of the two restaurateurs are different, but historians have still determined the cause of the authorship debate, agreeing that Don Beach created this vibrant alcohol mix, and Victor, who visited his tiki bar, changed the composition of the May Tai cocktail after about 12 years .
Over the years of its existence, the drink has undergone many more changes, everyone has experimented with additives. But the basis has remained unchanged - it is a combination of rum and liquor.
The strength of the cocktail, depending on the composition, varies from 23 to 27 degrees.
The correct composition and proportions of the ingredients
To date, there is a certain recipe-basis for the right tropical cocktail with an unusual name. Observance of proportions allows you to create a drink with a truly exotic taste - sweet, with a small bitterness, while not at all tart and wonderfully cooling on a hot summer day.
The correct composition of the cocktail does not allow the addition of components “by eye”. May Tai has the exact proportions, which are:
- 2 parts of light rum;
- 2 parts of dark rum;
- 2 parts of orange liquor;
- 1 part almond syrup and lime juice.
The components can be supplemented with other syrups, a small amount of fruit juices. The presence of ice remains unchanged - its pieces should not be large, so frozen cubes must be split before adding to the glass. It is worth noting that the glass is filled with ice to ¾ volume.
How to drink a cocktail
A cocktail is served in different ways: in some bars it is customary to use a wide straight glass of rox, in others - a high highball, and in the third - a wide rounded tiki glass on a thick leg. However, it is believed that the correct serving is in a tall glass with a straw of medium diameter.
Drink a cocktail chilled. So its taste allows you to feel the heat of the tropical islands, dozing in the evenings in the arms of a sea breeze.
The classic recipe for the cocktail “Mai Tai”
Today, it is considered a classic recipe, which involves the use of such components:
- white rum - 40 ml;
- black - half as much;
- orange liquor and lime juice - 15 ml each;
- almond syrup - 10 ml.
Crushed pieces of ice will also be needed, and to design a drink, you can take a slice of fresh pineapple, cherry and mint leaves if desired.
A step-by-step description of the process of creating a paradise cocktail:
- Stir the alcohol components in the shaker.
- Fill a pre-chilled glass with ice and a cocktail mixture.
- Garnish with green leaves and fresh fruit. Supplement with a tube.
Decorating a cocktail is not necessary, but with such an elegant design, it looks consistent with its exotic taste.
Soft drink
For opponents of alcoholic drinks, but lovers of delicious cocktails, there are variations of the non-alcoholic "May Tai".
Option One:
- 20 ml Mai Tai non-alcoholic syrup;
- 10 ml almond syrup;
- 120 ml of sparkling water;
- a slice of pineapple;
- ice;
- a cherry.
All the declared ingredients are whipped in a shaker and poured over ice into a tall glass. Then the drink is decorated with a berry and a slice of pineapple.
Option Two:
- 100 ml of orange juice;
- 100 ml pineapple;
- 50 ml almond syrup;
- 50 ml lime juice;
- 20 ml of grenadine;
- ice.
Forming a cocktail is similar to the first option: all components are mixed and poured into a glass with ice.
On a note. Grenadine is a thick sweet red syrup often used in the preparation of sweet alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Original Mai Tai cocktail in pineapple
In Thailand, it is customary to serve a cocktail in a kind of glass of pineapple fruit. The pulp from the exotic fruit is removed, but in the future a small amount of it can be added to the cocktail itself. The emptied peel is used as the original beverage container.
Serve in such a non-trivial way you can original, slightly modified "May Tai".
- 30 ml white rum;
- 30 ml of dark rum;
- 100 ml pineapple juice;
- 100 ml of orange juice;
- 70 ml of coconut milk;
- ice chips;
- a slice of pineapple and a few mint leaves for decoration.
Making a tropical drink is not difficult:
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Pour both types of rum, then juices and milk. We mix the cocktail with a bar spoon several times so that the components dissolve in each other.
- Decorate, complement with a straw and serve immediately.
On a note. In the resorts of Thailand, you can try a cocktail not only in pineapple, but also in a bowl of coconut.
With orange juice
A bright, citrus smoothie is easy to make from a combination of the following components:
- 25 ml of light rum;
- 10 ml of orange liquor;
- 40 ml of freshly prepared juice of orange and pineapple;
- 5 ml lime juice;
- a couple of drops of grenadine;
- 10 ml of golden rum;
- ice cubes.
Further actions are very simple - beat all components, except grenadines and golden rum, with a shaker and pour into a glass with ice. Then add the remaining 2 components on top. If desired, decorate and serve immediately.
Mai Tai with sugar syrup
A sweet cocktail is prepared from the following components:
- Bakkardi rum - 50 ml;
- Dry Orange liquor - 20 ml;
- sugar syrup "Monin" - 10 ml;
- Monin almond syrup - 10 ml;
- lime juice - 20 ml;
- pineapple slice - 30 g;
- mint leaves - 1 g;
- ice cubes - 200 g.
The process of making a cocktail is not more complicated than similar recipes:
- Pour all liquid components into the shaker and add ice cubes. Beat well together.
- We take a glass of rox and fill it with crushed ice crumbs. Pour the cocktail into it, leaving the cubes in the shaker. If necessary, add more ice fragments so that the glass is full to the top.
- Garnish with berry, pineapple slice and fresh mint leaves.
Typically, a cocktail is served with two tubes.
On a note. Sugar syrup can be replaced with caramel - the taste will acquire a small pleasant bitterness.
Want some exotic today? Make the Mai Tai Cocktail! Invite your friends and have a party with real tropical flair!
