Mai Tai Recipe

This tropical mai tai recipe is a bright, refreshing cocktail that blends fruit juices with rum for an easy island-style drink. Perfect for summer evenings, parties, or relaxed get-togethers, it offers a smooth balance of sweetness and citrus. Whether you want a classic mai tai recipe, a quick and easy mai tai recipe, or a customizable Hawaiian-style version, this drink is simple to make and always a crowd favorite.

Ingredients

1 cup ice cubes
3 fluid ounces pineapple juice
2 fluid ounces orange juice
1½ fluid ounces spiced rum
¾ fluid ounce coconut-flavored rum
1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

Directions

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes to chill the drink properly.
• Pour in the pineapple juice, orange juice, spiced rum, coconut rum, and grenadine.
• Shake vigorously until everything is well mixed and cold.
• Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice and garnish with a lime slice or maraschino cherry if desired.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1

Recipe Notes and Variations

For a more traditional or original mai tai recipe, swap the fruit juices for fresh lime juice, orange curaçao, and orgeat syrup.
To make a virgin mai tai recipe, leave out the rum and add extra pineapple juice with a splash of almond syrup.
For a smoother, island-style flavor similar to a royal Hawaiian mai tai recipe, use dark rum floated on top instead of coconut rum.