Mai Tai Mix Up recipe
White rum, dark rum, triple sec, orgeat syrup and lime juice, shaken and strained into a highball glass, garnished with a slice of lime.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 6 ingredients
- Highball glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Mai Tai Mix Up?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Dark Rum
Dark Rum is one of the official grades of rum, that typically comes in brown, black, or red colours.
Dark Rums are typically made using caramelised sugar or molasses, aged longer than other rums in charred barrels, and usually have much stronger flavours than light or golden rums.
For Dark Rum, we recommend:
Triple Sec
Triple Sec is a style of Orange Liqueur and you can read more about it in our detailed article.
For Triple Sec, we recommend:
Orgeat Syrup
Orgeat Syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose or orange flower water.
It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavour many cocktails – especially Tiki cocktails.
For Orgeat Syrup, we recommend:
What Equipment do you need to make a Mai Tai Mix Up?
Cocktail Shaker
Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact.
There’s a reason that famed British spy James Bond says “shaken, not stirred”. And that reason is: because it tastes better.
If you don’t already have a cocktail shaker set, you might want to check out our detailed cocktail shaker comparison.
But to cut a long story short, here’s the cocktail shaker we recommend:
Highball Glass
Highball Glasses are the most common glasses in the cocktail world. You can put most cocktails in there from the Long Island Iced Tea to a Bay Breeze.
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Recipe card
Mai Tai Mix Up
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Highball glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, dark rum, triple sec, orgeat syrup, and lime juice to your cocktail shaker.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a highball glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lime.
No cocktail shaker? Do this instead
- Add ice, white rum, dark rum, triple sec, orgeat syrup, and lime juice to a highball glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lime.
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Mai Tai Mix Up FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Mai Tai Mix Up?
To make a Mai Tai Mix Up, you need 40ml / 1.4oz white rum, 20ml / 0.7oz dark rum, 15ml / 0.5oz triple sec, 15ml / 0.5oz orgeat syrup and 10ml / 0.3oz lime juice, plus a slice of lime to garnish. There’s more about white rum, dark rum, triple sec and orgeat syrup above.
What Equipment do you need to make a Mai Tai Mix Up?
You’ll need a cocktail shaker and a highball glass.
What alcohol is in a Mai Tai Mix Up?
A Mai Tai Mix Up contains 40ml / 1.4oz white rum, 20ml / 0.7oz dark rum and 15ml / 0.5oz triple sec.
Is a Mai Tai Mix Up shaken or stirred?
A Mai Tai Mix Up is shaken. Shake it with ice in a cocktail shaker, then strain it into a highball glass.
Can I make a Mai Tai Mix Up without a cocktail shaker?
No. Without a cocktail shaker, you can make a Mai Tai Mix Up like this: Add ice, white rum, dark rum, triple sec, orgeat syrup, and lime juice to a highball glass. Garnish with a slice of lime.
What glass is a Mai Tai Mix Up served in?
Serve a Mai Tai Mix Up in a highball glass.
How do you garnish a Mai Tai Mix Up?
Garnish a Mai Tai Mix Up with a slice of lime.
How do I make a Mai Tai Mix Up for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 160ml white rum, 80ml dark rum, 60ml triple sec, 60ml orgeat syrup and 40ml lime juice. Shake one or two drinks at a time, so there’s room in the shaker for the ice.
