Mai Tais at Home, Made Easier – Garden & Gun
photo: Jenny Adams Freelance LLC To make a real and proper mai tai, the way God and Trader Vic Bergeron intended, you typically need a lot of ingredients. The 1944 classic, created at the famous Trader Vic’s in Oakland, California, calls for a dark Jamaican, as well as a dry, white rum. Then you’ll need an aged, agricole-style rum from Martinique, alongside orange Curaçao. Oh, and don’t forget the fresh lime and orgeat, a syrup created from soaking and straining almonds. That’s why sipping a perfect mai tai often requires you to be sitting in a reputable craft cocktail bar or an...
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