Mai Tai

The original Mai Tai recipe is a refreshingly simple summer drink. Here’s how to make it — and some additional recipes and tips for making it shine.

With just 5 ingredients, this classic Mai Tai drink recipe is a strong, complex rum cocktail with hints of citrus and almond. Refreshing!

A smoky mezcal twist to the classic Mai Tai. The Mezcal Mai Tai replaces the Martinique Rhum Agricole used in Trader Vic's Mai Tai recipes. As with Rhum Agricole, mezcals have earthy grassy notes, so they can work very well in cocktails that would use rhum agricole primarily. The smoky flavour profile of the mezcal can be quite overwhelming so I recommend you use a Dark rum that has a strong molasses taste.

Learn how to make the best Pineapple Mai Tai recipe using rum, pineapple juice, dry orange Curaçao, orgeat syrup, and lime juice.

Cashew orgeat provides a creamy update to the classic Mai Tai at Last Rites in San Francisco.

Easiest Mai Tai Recipe Ever

This Mai Tai is such a classic cocktail recipe with 3 kinds of rum, lime, orange and almond. It's the perfect way to transport yourself to the beach!

This Hawaiian Mai Tai recipe comes directly from Hawaii and it's a closely guarded secret for over 50 years.

Master the perfect Mai Tai cocktail with our top recipe. Experience tropical bliss in every sip. Cheers to refreshment!

The classic Mai Tai is one of the most beautifully simple, yet complex-tasting tiki cocktails. Sadly, like many a classic cocktail, the Mai Tai has been re-invented over the decades as a cheap, fruity punch that bears little resemblance to the original.