By Trader Vic, 1944. From Vic's 1970 press release, "Let's Get the Record Straight on the Mai Tai."

Ingredients

• 1
  oz
  of Dark (Black Blended) Rum
  (use Jamaican )
• 1
  oz
  of Rhum Agricole Vieux
• 0.5
  oz
  of Orange Curaçao liqueur
• 0.25
  oz
  of Sugar syrup (rich) 2 sugar to 1 water
• 1
  piece(s)
  of Lime (fresh fruit)
  (juice of whole lime )
• 0.25
  oz
  of Orgeat Syrup

Steps

• Shake well with plenty of crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a double Old Fashioned glass. Sink your spent lime shell into the drink. Garnish with a mint sprig.