Mai Tai Cocktail

• 1oz. aged rum (such as Plantation Original Dark or Denizen Merchant’s Reserve)
• 1oz. white rum (such as Denizen aged white rum)
• 1oz. fresh lime juice, a squeezed lime half reserved
• ½ oz. curaçao or Grand Marnier
• ¼ oz. orgeat (such as L’Orgeat, BG Reynolds, or Liber & Co.)
• ¼ oz. simple syrup
• 1 lime wedge
• 1 large mint sprig

Preparation

Combine both rums, lime juice, curaçao, orgeat, simple syrup, and reserved lime half in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a glass filled to the brim with crushed ice. Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprig.