Add all ingredients to a shaker tin. Whip-shake with one large cube for 5 seconds, or full-shake briefly. Pour entire contents into a double-old-fashioned glass and top with crushed ice if available. Garnish with spent lime shell, mint sprig slapped, and orchid if in stock.
Trader Vic, Oakland, 1944. 'Mai tai roa ae' — Tahitian for 'out of this world.' Don the Beachcomber disputed the origin. Two rums minimum, never one.
Double old-fashioned, crushed ice if available, big garnish. The mint is a clap-and-place. Tell the guest to drink through the mint sprig.
Funk, citrus, nutty almond, dry. Should NOT be sweet. The orgeat is restrained.
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