Don the Beachcomber Secret Recipe for the Original Mai Tai
Circa 1932
Source: Phoebe Beach - Don the Beachcomber, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 1/2 ounces Myer's Plantation Rum* 1 ounce Cuban Rum* 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice 1/4 ounce Flaernum 1/2 ounce Cointreau 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 1 dash Pernod shell of squeezed lime 1 cup cracked ice (size of a dime)
Shake for one minute on medium speed. Serve in double old fashion glass. Garnish with four sprigs mint. Add a spear of pineapple. Sip slowly through mint sprigs until desired effect results.
* Recommended Rum Substitutes: 1 1/2 ounces Appleton Estate 1 ounce British Navy-style rum, such as Pusser's or Lamb's
