The Original Mai Tai Recipe

• 2 ounces aged rum
• 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice, juiced lime half reserved
• 1/2 ounce orange curacao
• 1/4 ounce Rich Simple Syrup (see Game Plan note), also known as rock candy syrup
• 1/4 ounce orgeat
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1 mint sprig, for garnish

1. Combine all ingredients except the mint sprig in a cocktail shaker, shake vigorously, and pour the entire contents into a double Old Fashioned glass.
2. Garnish with the juiced lime half and a mint sprig.

aged, freshly squeezed lime juice, orange curacao, simple syrup, orgeat, crushed ice, mint

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/the-original-mai-tai-28156 (may not work)