hello and welcome to videojug we are going to show you how to make the famous cocktail mai tai step one you'll need the following ingredients and equipment here they are in a handy list ideally you'll need a 50 and 25 milliliter measuring cup but if you don't have one you can pour splashes as cocktail professionals call them straight from the bottle step 2 prepare your cocktail we're going to shake this cocktail this will combine the ingredients more than stirring and is used for cocktails containing ingredients such as cream fruit juices and eggs that are difficult to mix firstly take some ice cubes and crush them by hitting them lightly into the palm of your hand using a wooden pestle if you don't have one of these use the end of a wooden rolling pin or something similar set the crushed ice aside for later now take a cocktail shaker and half fill it with ice cubes next measure out 30 milliliters or a medium splash of light rum and pour it over the ice then add 30 milliliters or a medium splash of gold rum into the shaker add 15 milliliters or a small splash of orange chorus ale and 15 milliliters for a small splash of almond liqueur such as amaretto and then 10 milliliters or two teaspoons of grenadine now take a fresh lime cut it in half and squeeze the juice of one half into a juice squeezer add 15 milliliters or a small splash of lime juice into the shaker then put the lid on the shaker and make sure it's secure shake your mai tai well now remove the lid from the shaker then fit the strainer over the shaker if you don't have one a sieve will suffice step 3 present your cocktail to serve your cocktail take an old-fashioned glass and fill it almost to the top with a crushed ice prepared earlier strain the cocktail into the glass and to decorate simply add a sprig of fresh mint at the side of the glass add a short straw and it's ready to serve relax and enjoy your might I made the videojug way