THE WINTER MAI TAI 🍺. Well, here's a little secret: a tropical drink in the dead of winter can be a vacation in a glass (or, in this case, in adorable bronze pineapple). Hold the milk, bread, and TP, folks. THIS is what you need to survive a blizzard.
This recipe originally appeared as part of " Can the Classic Drinks of Summer Be Transformed for Winter?
Winter Lodge is back for a third year running, and it's going to be even more christmassy, cosy and wintery than last.
Courtesy of Daniel Sabo, Ace Hotel.
You can cook THE WINTER MAI TAI 🍺 using 5 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of THE WINTER MAI TAI 🍺
- You need 3/4 oz of vanilla syrup.
- You need 3/4 oz of fresh lime juice.
- You need 2 oz of rum.
- It's 3 of dash bitters.
- Prepare 1 of 12-oz can sapporo.
Sabo describes his drink thus: "With the Kentucky Mai Tai, the mix of the all spice of the Angostura, the bitterness of the Cynar, and the earthiness of the mezcal create a 'cold-weather cocktail' base, which is then brightened by pineapple, peach and bourbon to lend the feeling of Tiki escapism. For his winter Mai Tai, the Winterbird, at Nine Mile Station in Atlanta, bar manager Randy Hayden replaces white rum with richer, fuller Plantation dark rum. He then swaps out banana liqueur for Combier apricot liqueur and ramps up the seasonal spice with Angostura bitters. We really do enjoy the food here, we've visited several times before the… But don't look to this drink for kitsch factor alone: when done up right—no orange juice or syrupy prefab Mai Tai mix—this is one of the greats.
THE WINTER MAI TAI 🍺 step by step
- Shake all ingredients except beer with ice..
- Strain into a chilled glass..
- Top mixture with the beer..
Join the Club & Get Updates on Special Events. © Part of Grape N Grain Ltd. Registered in the UK This pretty Mai Tai cocktail is fruity and refreshing. If you're wondering how to make a Mai Tai (or what's in a Mai Tai), you've come to the right place. Each one of the Mai Tai ingredients adds depth and flavor to the tropical cocktail. Add all ingredients, except lime juice, into an oak barrel.