Mai Tai

The time-honored godfather of tiki cocktails. The key to making the best mai tai is real almond orgeat syrup. 

Ingredients:

• ¾ oz Almond Orgeat Syrup
• 2 oz rum 
• ½ oz orange liqueur
• 1 oz lime juice

Instructions:

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
• Add ice and shake hard for 20 seconds
• Strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass
• Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel

Glass:

• rocks

Garnish:

• mint
• lime shell

Photo:

• Scott Kallstrand