Making a Mai Tai

They told me the camera was on standby!

But seriously folks, as part of the “make great cocktails done right” sort of outreach I’ve got going here, I decided to take on the task of Tiki when asked to do some video for the Oregon Bartender’s Guild.  This is one of a series of two so far, with more on the way.

In this video, I put together a Mai Tai, using a blend of Appleton Extra and Rhum Barbancourt.  It was a damned tasty blend, and that I got to share it with some friends afterwards made it even better.  The edits leave out a bit of info, but I don’t blame anyone, I sure can blather.  And for those pickers of nits out there, yes, the I misstated the Orgeat measurement, the lime shell wasn’t shown going into the shaker and yes, the mint garnish (necessary for a proper Mai Tai) was left out of the recipe at the end.  Please forgive me, I offer only my knowledge, my love, and my stash of rum.

The Orgeat, if you were wondering, is from a test batch for… well, I’ll be discussing that later.  The mug comes from Portland’s own Thatch, and the shirt… is just awesome!

Mai Tai

2 ounces 17-year-old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican rum*
1/2 ounce French Garnier Orgeat
1/2 ounce Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao
1/4 ounce Rock Candy Syrup
juice from one fresh lime

Hand shake and garnish with half of the lime shell inside the drink and float a sprig of fresh mint at the edge of the glass.

* – no longer available.  Try a blend of Aged Jamaican Rum with an Amber Martinique for some depth and funk.


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Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am under OBG, Tiki Drinks, Trader Vic, video.

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4 Responses to “Making a Mai Tai”

  1. Tony Harion 29. Sep, 2009 at 9:35 am #

    Nice video Blair!
    Sweet touch the masked Trader Tiki logo sitting next to you on the bar.
    Cheers,

    Reply
  2. Doug Winship 29. Sep, 2009 at 12:13 pm #

    Actually, the shirt IS awesome. Who makes it?

    But you remind me that the weather is getting cold, and my mint patch is getting stringy. Winter is coming, drat it.

    Reply
  3. Chip 29. Sep, 2009 at 4:59 pm #

    Nicely done! And very excited to see a ‘real’ Mai Tai on the internets. If enough people link to this maybe it will crush some of those ‘other’ recipes in common use.

    And, yes, the shirt kicks all kinds of ass. Where’d you get?

    Reply
  4. Matt Robold (RumDood) 05. Oct, 2009 at 3:18 pm #

    The best part about that shirt, if I recall correctly, is that it’s made out of bar cloth. Am I right on that, or am I completely nuts?

    Reply

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