{"id":1598088,"date":"2020-05-14T12:22:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T16:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/?p=1598088"},"modified":"2020-05-14T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T16:22:51","slug":"cocktail-recipe-the-1944-trader-vic-mai-tai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divine.ca\/en\/cocktail-recipe-the-1944-trader-vic-mai-tai\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Recipe: The 1944 Trader Vic Mai Tai"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you want to learn how to make a classic cocktail<\/a> leading into the long weekend, we have the recipe for you!\u00a0The\u00a01944 Trader Vic\u00a0Mai\u00a0Tai\u00a0<\/strong>from Beverage Director, Kevin Beary, of\u00a0Three Dots and a Dash<\/a>.\u00a0 The Mai Tai, although inspired by Polynesia, was actually invented at the Oakland-based restaurant, in you guessed it, 1944.<\/p>\n

If you want a bar with the same vibe and are in Chicago, Three Dots and a Dash is the place.\u00a0 The tropical tiki bar and craft cocktail destination is hidden below the bustling streets of River North. The secret hideaway was named one of The World\u2019s 50 Best Bars by Drinks International<\/em>. Their team does the research to create tiki cocktails using the freshest exotic fruits and spices, the finest rums and distilled spirits, and juices and elixirs that are cold-pressed and concocted in house every day. Until we can travel again, try this recipe at home.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Jeff Marini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aged Jamaican Rum, Martinique Rhum Agricole, Dry Curacao, Lime, Almond Orgeat, Jamaican Overproof<\/a> Float.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n

1 oz. aged Jamaican rum<\/p>\n

1 oz. 100-proof blanc rhum agricole<\/p>\n

\u00bd oz. dry cura\u00e7ao<\/p>\n

1 oz. fresh lime juice<\/p>\n

1 oz. orgeat<\/p>\n

Jamaican overproof float (optional)<\/p>\n

Bouquet of mint, for garnish<\/p>\n

Method<\/h3>\n
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  1. Build the cocktail in a double rocks glass; add crushed ice until the drink fills the glass. Swizzle the cocktail until it\u2019s homogeneous (becomes opaque).<\/li>\n
  2. Garnish with a bouquet of mint.<\/li>\n
  3. Add a float of funky Jamaican overproof (optional; it’s not considered traditional but adds an extra flare).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    If you want to learn how to make a classic cocktail leading into the long weekend, we have the recipe for you!\u00a0The\u00a01944 Trader Vic\u00a0Mai\u00a0Tai\u00a0from Beverage Director, Kevin Beary, of\u00a0Three Dots…<\/div>\n
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