Mai Tai

Continuing our research to perfect recipes for tropical adult beverages, we have, I believe, arrived at the optimal Mai Tai recipe. After first tasting a Mai Tai a few years ago when visiting the Hawaiian island of Kauai, we set forth on a selfless mission to develop a Mai Tai formula to endure the test of time. Here's a shot of the ingredients for these 2 recipes:

For the past few years, I'd been using a recipe based on pineapple juice. Here's a pic:

We did a little more research this weekend, and my new fave is slightly modified from the original Trader Vic recipe. Here's a pic of the new winner:

So...Here are the recipes for Mai Tai. The background picture one I took from the bridge over the Aitutaki lagoon when we visited the Cook Islands a few years ago. As mentioned above, my favorite Mai Tai recipe is the 2nd one listed on the web page - the modified Trader Vic recipe. But either drink is quite tasty and refreshing.

Cheers :-)