Let's try "Mai-Tai" (cocktail)

You are a fan of exotics and would like to try notonly the most delicious (for the recognition of fans of alcoholic cocktails), but also the most expensive drink in the world? Order "Mai-Tai" - a cocktail, the taste of which you will remember and fall in love for a lifetime!

The history of the creation of the drink

The basis of the original recipe for this cocktailJamaican rum J. Wray Nephew is included, the exposure of which is more than 70 years (1940 spill). Currently, the cost of a bottle of this alcoholic beverage is about 60 thousand dollars, and there are not more than 10 of them left in the world.

The authorship of the prescription is attributed (in equal measure) to two people. According to one version, its creator is Don Beachcomber, owner of the small bar he opened in 1933 in Hollywood.

According to another version for the first time "Mai-Tai" (cocktail)It was possible to try the Tahitian comrades of Victor Bergeron in 1944. Victor, who was nicknamed Trader Vic (after the name of one of his pubs), was the owner of the restaurant chain "Polynesian style" and was constantly in search of new recipes. Ham and Kerry, who had a visit to Victor, the hospitable owner offered to try his new drink. He mixed in the shaker lime juice and Jamaican rum,

added Dutch orange liquor "Curacao"and caramel syrup Orgeat, giving off the aroma and flavor of almonds. Spilling the cocktail over glasses filled with ice, and decorating with a sprig of mint, he presented it to the guests. Having tasted the drink, Kerry exclaimed in the Thai (or, in another version, Polynesian) language "Mai tai roa ae!", Which translates as "unearthly", "gorgeous". The first part of this phrase - Mai Tai - became the name of the drink. In the mid-20th century Polynesian culture aroused great interest in America. It was on this wave after the cocktail was told in the film "Blue Hawaii" (with the participation of Elvis Presley, who was then at the peak of glory), and the drink became popular. However, unlike Bichkuber's recipe, "May-Thai" (cocktail) Victor contains fewer ingredients. Since the Jamaican rum, used by Trader Vic, is no longer produced, Martinique St. James.

Modern Recipe

In bars and restaurants in Russia, mix "Mai-Tai." The recipe has undergone some changes, adjusting to Russian realities, becoming more simple: 6 parts of light rum, 3 parts of l

Iker "Curacao", 3 parts of syrup "Orsid" and 10 mllime juice is mixed in a shaker. The mixture is poured into a glass filled with ice, from the top, without mixing, pour 6 parts of dark whiskey, decorate with a piece of pineapple and a sprig of mint. Sometimes "Mai-Tai" (cocktail) is diluted with freshly squeezed pineapple or orange juice, and "Orshid" is often replaced with a nut (more often almond) syrup.

All components of the cocktail are easily mixed. Having picked up the necessary ingredients in this way, you can perfectly prepare this exotic summer drink at home. A soft bouquet of sweet rum cocktail, underlined by the aroma of almonds and citrus flavor, will be remembered for a long time and will grow to be loved by you. Do not forget to decorate a glass of lobed pineapple or lime!

It is interesting

In Hawaii, there is an interesting tradition - after drinking a cocktail, the phrase "May Thai!" Is twice shouted out.