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DON THE BEACHCOMBER’S ORIGINAL MAI TAI Circa
1932 - 1933 This robust-size rum drink is to be enjoyed well after the Kona Coffee Grog and throughout
the evening. With full-flavored Jamaica rum, Don the Beachcomber guarantees that this hearty rum punch will provide comfort,
warm your blood, and restore your strength. Into a mixer pour: 1½ ounces
Myer’s Plantation rum* 1 ounce Cuban rum* ¾ ounce fresh lime
juice 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice ¼ ounce Falernum** ½
ounce Cointreau 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 dash Pernod Shell
of squeezed lime 1 cup of cracked ice (size of a dime) Shake for 1 minute. Serve
in a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with four sprigs of mint. Add a spear of pineapple. Sip slowly through mint sprigs
until desired effect results. *Recommended rum substitutions: 1½ ounces
Appleton Estate 1 ounce British Navy-style rum, such as Pusser’s or Lamb’s **
Use sugar syrup like Rock Candy Syrup
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