Science Of Drink

For this Mixology Monday XXXVII: First Time (LUPEC Boston) I prepared two my favorite cocktails. This two cocktails is very discovered by me and I found “gold” proportion and technique for it. This is my ultimate or supreme-version.

First cocktail is a Mai Tai. Pure tiki-classic and best cocktail in the world.

SupreMai-Tai

30 ml aged Cuban rum Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos
30 ml aged dark rum Angostura 1824
15 ml orange curacao
15 ml orgeat
5 ml rock candy syrup
1 dash Angostura bitter
Shake all with a lot of cracked ice. Serve in apropriate rock glass with crushed ice. Garnish with beautiful flower.

This SupreMai-Tai has very smooth, a little sweet and gorgeous taste.

I try to use different flowers for my SupreMai-Tai. All of it look very good. For example - narcissus.

Second cocktail is Mojito. It is very simple cocktail. The preparation of the Mojito is an art.

SupreMojito

1 tsp. sugar
10 ml fresh lime juice
10 fresh mint leaves (Mentha piperita var. alba)
70 ml white cuban rum Havana Club Anejo Blanco
50 ml soda water (alkaline mineral water)
Muddle mint with sugar and juice. Add crushed ice, rum and stir well. Add crushed ice and sida. Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprig.

SupreMojito has bright and very fresh taste of mint and rum. It is very smooth and light cocktail.

MAI TAI my friend… MAI TAI!

Mai Tai

30 ml best aged white rum (Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos)
30 ml best aged dark rum (Angostura 1919)
15 ml curacao (Bols Dry Orange Curacao)
5 ml orgeat
5 ml gomme syrup
30 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with cutted lime shells.  Old-fashioned glass with crash.

Эта пять!

Mai Tai

60 ml aged dark rum (El Dorado Demerara 12 years)
15 ml orange curacao (BOLS Dry Orange)
5 ml orgeat
5 ml gomme syrup
30 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with ice and cutted lime shell untill shaker is frost. Old fashioned glass with cracked ice, garnish with lime wedge and cherry.

Some notes:

1. Always use only best ingridients - from rum to water for ice.

2. In glass - crushed ice, but in shaker - cubed.

3. Lime shell in shaker - MUST.

4. Sip slowly … and responsibly…

How we can read, the sicret of perfect Mai Tai is in best ingridiend, which you can find.

On present moment best ingridients for Mai Tai in my liquor cabinet are:

8-years aged trinidad`s premium rum - Angostura 1919 (34$ per 0,7 l bottle)
7-years aged cuban rum - Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos (27$ per 0,7 l bottle)
BOLS Dry Orange Curacao (15$ per 0,7 l bottle)
MONIN Orgeat Syrup (11$ per 0,7 l bottle)
gomme syrup (homemade, about 5$ per 1 l)
fresh lime juice (25$ per 1 l)

TOTAL:  117 $ :)

Mai Tai for 100$

30 ml white rum (Havana Club Anejo 7 Anos)
30 ml dark rum (Angostura 1919)
15 ml orange curacao (BOLS Dry Orange)
5 ml orgeat
5 ml gomme syrup
30 ml fresh lime juice
Shake with ice and cutted lime shell. Old fashioned with cracked ice, garnish with lime wedge and cherry.

The result realy taste 100$! Very freshy drink with bright rum taste. Little more sweet than I hope.