This Strawberry Mai Tai combines light rum with pineapple juice, triple sec, almond extract, homemade strawberry syrup and a splash of lime juice resulting in a bright and smooth cocktail. Sipping this cocktail will make you feel like you’re lounging on the beach.
Strawberry Mai Tai
Strawberry Syrup
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
Mai Tai
- 1/2 cup light rum
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 cup strawberry syrup
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 tbsp almond extract
- 1/2 cup simple syrup
Strawberry Syrup
Put strawberries, sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir constantly, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until thick.
2. Strain the strawberries through a fine-mesh strainer. Using the back of a big spoon press the strawberries to get all of the liquid out.
3. Chill the strawberry syrup.
Mai Tai
Mix all of the ingredients in a pitcher and chill
2. Fill 6 glasses with ice.
3. Pour the Mai Tai into the glasses.