Mai Tai with Aged Rum, Lime and Orgeat

What you need

• 60 ml (2 oz) aged Jamaican rum, or 30 ml (1 oz) Jamaican rum plus 30 ml (1 oz) aged rhum agricole
• 22 ml (3/4 oz) fresh lime juice, from about 1 lime; keep one squeezed half
• 15 ml (1/2 oz) orange curaçao
• 7.5 ml (1/4 oz) orgeat, almond syrup
• 7.5 ml (1/4 oz) rich simple syrup, 2 parts sugar to 1 part water
• 1 sprig fresh mint, for garnish

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Chill a double old-fashioned glass in the freezer while you mix.

2. 2

   Fill a shaker two-thirds full with ice.

3. 3

   Add the rum, lime juice, curaçao, orgeat and simple syrup.

4. 4

   Shake hard until the shaker is frosty, 10-12 seconds.

5. 5

   Fill the chilled glass with crushed ice and strain the drink over it.

6. 6

   Garnish with the squeezed lime half and the mint, slapped once against your hand to release the scent. Serve with a straw.

Imported from vietworldkitchen.com. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.