Mulled Mai Tai

Name: Mulled Mai Tai
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 80 g caster sugar; 100 mL water; zest of 1 lime; zest of 1 orange; 1 rosemary sprig; 4 cloves; 200 mL white rum; 120 mL Cointreau; 60 mL almond syrup; 400 mL pineapple juice; orange slices; pineapples slices; 100 mL dark rum; 4 rosemary sprigs; 4 maraschino cherries; pineapple peel

By Chloe MorganPublished: 21 December 2022

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The original Mai Tai is a vibrant, fruity classic and we adore this exotic cocktail ❤️. So we decided to create the wintery sister of this favourite. Still jam packed full of the usual Mai Tai ingredients but warmed up and mulled into a zesty, slightly jammy drink that warms you from the inside and makes your palette zing with bright pineapple and orange.

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Yields:

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Ingredients

For the zesty simple syrup

80 g
caster sugar
100 ml
water
zest of 1 lime
zest of 1 orange
1 rosemary sprig
4
cloves

200 ml
white rum
120 ml
Cointreau
60 ml
almond syrup
400 ml
pineapple juice
orange slices
pineapples slices
100 ml
dark rum

To serve

4
rosemary sprigs
4
maraschino cherries
pineapple peel

Directions

1. Step 1In a medium saucepan over low heat, add the caster sugar, water, lime peel, orange peel, rosemary sprigs and cloves. Stir to combine and simmer for 3 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved and your kitchen smells wintery and delicious. Remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 5 minutes then discard the peel, rosemary and cloves.
2. Step 2Place the pan back over a low heat and add the white rum, cointreau, lime juice, almond syrup, reserved syrup, pineapple and orange and pineapple slices. Continue to heat for 10 minutes or until warm and steaming. Be careful not to bring to a boil as this will burn off the alcohol.
3. Step 3Divide into 4 glasses and finish each one with 50ml dark rum. Serve with a smoking sprig of rosemary, pineapple slice and maraschino cherry. Enjoy!