Mai Tai with Passionfruit
With this cocktail we have something with a real tropical and exotic taste for you: a Mai Tai with passion fruit (or Mai Tai meets passionfruit) and Falernum.
This cocktail is a really well-balanced. Even though quite a lot of alcohol is part of this drink, it tastes really good.
If you’ve read this far, we know exactly what you’re thinking. You are probably thinking: Yes, it sounds delicious, but what exactly is falernum?
Justified question…we didn’t know this ourselves for quite a long time, to be honest. There is Falernum syrup without alcohol (this is the one we used, we like to use syrups from Monin) but there is also Falernum as a liqueur. Falernum is a mixture of different flavors like lime, almond, clove, ginger, vanilla or even allspice. This mixture is said to come from the Caribbean islands.
We have already tried the syrup in various cocktails (for example here in our Mai Tai with passionfruit or in the exotic Moscow Mule) and must admit, that adding falernum syrup adds a very unique flavor to the classi drink. Tropical feeling is almost guaranteed.
We can only recommend it. Give it a try and enjoy it!
Conclusion
To keep track of all our drinks, you’ll find our own personal opinion here. We are using a rating between 0 and 10, where 10 is absolutely delicious and 0 would be a utter disappointment. For the cocktails and mocktails we rate the look and tasty of the drink. Keep in mind, this is just our personal opinion and should just be a rough outline for you. Give it a try and let us know if you liked it!
| Criteria | Score |
|---|---|
| Visuals | 7 |
| Taste | 8 |
| Flavor | fruity, sweet |
| Effort | 6 (many ingredients) |
| Total Score | 7 |
Mai Tai with Passionfruit
Ingredients
- 15 ml Falernum syrup e.g. Monin
- 15 ml Passionfruit puree
- 15 ml Orangeliqueur e.g. Angel d'Or
- 45 ml Pineapple juice
- 15 ml Dark rum
- 30 ml White rum
- 20 ml Lime juice
- Pineapple slice for garnish
Instructions
- Add some ice to a glas
- Add all ingredients in a shaker and shake well
- Pour the drink into the glas.
- Garnish with pineapple slice.
Notes
- Maracuja is the same as passionfruits, don’t get confused by that =)
- If you don’t have passion fruit puree at hand, you can also use the same amount of passion fruit juice.
- Instead of orange liqueur you could also use orange curacao (also a liqueur)
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