Mezcal Mai Tai
As the name would suggest, the Mezcal Mai Tai is a riff on the standard Tiki cocktail classic, the Mai Tai. The Mezcal in this recipe gives a smokier flavour to the cocktail and some interest to an old favourite.Another (albeit small) change from our recipe is that this recipe calls for Triple Sec rather than Orange Curaçao. There are some slight differences between Triple Sec and Orange Curaçao but, for the purpose of this cocktail, we'd dare to say that the two are interchangeable. Since the flavour of the Mezcal can be a bit overpowering, make sure you use high quality and flavourful ingredients for the rest of the drink. Mezcal can easily take over in whatever cocktail you make and, while that can be a good thing, for something like a Mai Tai, you want to go for balance while also having all the flavours coming through.
Ingredients
- 30 mL Dark Rum Jamaican Rum is probably good here
- 30 mL Mezcal
- 30 mL Lime Juice
- 15 mL Triple Sec
- 15 mL Agave Syrup
- 7.5 mL Orgeat
- Mint To garnish
Instructions
- Add all ingredients, except garnish, to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice.
- Shake everything to chill it and mix it.
- Strain into a Rocks Glass with fresh ice.
- Add garnish.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
*Here's our article on making cocktail syrups at home.
Although Tiki cocktails are known for having a large variety of ingredients, once you get started with Tiki, your bar grows quickly and the amount of cocktails you can make opens up greatly. Just check our cocktail generator to see what else you can come up with with these ingredients! It's probably a fair few.
Assuming you have some White Rum as well, do a side by side taste test with this Mezcal Mai Tai against the original Mai Tai. Do you prefer one over the other? There's a lot to be said about the classic, but there's often good things in the newer spins on things. And that's where the fun begins.