How to Make a Pink Mai Tai

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By Diana Doherty
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This drink is a pink twist on the usual Mai Tai. It is a very fruity Hawaiian drink that is perfect for summer BBQs. While there are quite a few ingredients, it is quite simple to make. This recipe makes one drink.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 oz. Dark Rum
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Orange Curacao
3 oz. Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
dash Orgeat Syrup
dash Simple Syrup
dash Grenadine
Shaker
Highball glass
Ice
Lime wedge
Straw

How to make a Pink Mai Tai

Step 1

Fill a shaker with ice.
Step 2

Pour all ingredients into the shaker.
Step 3

Shake until cold.
Step 4

Rim the glass.. To add an extra touch of flavor, run a lime wedge around the glass edge, then rim it with strawberry sugar.
Step 5

Fill the highball glass with shaved ice. If you're making this at home, you can put some ice cubes in your blender for a few seconds.
Step 6

Strain drink into the highball glass and garnish as desired, but remember to put a swizzle stick or straw in this drink, it will need to be stirred a bit as you sip it.