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The Mai Tai mocktail will bring you to tiki heaven! This variation of the classic tiki cocktail includes all the flavor but holds the hangover.
With this recipe we try to emulate the traditional and authentic Mai Tai by skipping the bottle juices and mixers and instead putting focus on the outstanding non alcoholic rum options available today. We experiment with blending rums as a true tiki aficionado, offering you a fresh, balanced, and rum-forward cocktail.
The resulting drink is a Mai Tai mocktail that doesn’t skimp the summery sophistication of its original counterpart, a sumptuous marriage of sugar and citrus that’ll put other Mai Tai mocktail attempts to shame! Follow the easy recipe below!
Non alcoholic Mai Tai Mocktail ingredients
- 1½ oz Caleño Light & Zesty
- ¾ oz Lyre's Orange Sec
- 1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed
- ½ oz orgeat
- ½ oz Caleño Dark & Spicy
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Garnish: lime wheel & mint sprig
How to make a non alcoholic Mai Tai Mocktail
- Add crushed ice into shaker.
- Combine Caleño Light & Zesty, Lyre's Orange Sec, freshly squeezed lime juice, and the orgeat into the shaker then give it a good shake.
- Pour your mixture (ice and all) into a glass — a double rocks glass, if you have it.
- Float Caleño Dark & Spicy over the top of your drink.
- Finish it off by garnishing it with a lime wheel and mint sprig.
Best non alcoholic Rums for Mai Tai Mocktail
A classic Mai Tai is traditionally made with rum and is in fact one of the most popular rum-forward cocktails in the world. Below, we've compiled our favorite non alcoholic rums to blend in your Mai Tai mocktail with, each slightly offering a different flavor profile or twist care of their unique ingredients.
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Caleño's Tropical Rums: Both of Caleño's tropical non alcohol spirits were featured in the main recipe for a reason! This combo is your best bet at making a 1:1 Mai Tai mocktail, with Light & Zesty delivering zingy, tangy, and fruity notes of pineapple and papaya, while Dark & Spicy comes through with its own sophisticated suite of coconut, ginger, and black cardamom notes.
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Lyre's White Cane Spirit and Dark Cane Spirit : Infuse your Mai Tai mocktail with a more decadent flavor profile by using Lyre's Dark Cane and White Cane spirits! Dark Cane boasts notes of dark caramel paired with scents of molasses, maple, and orange that's finessed further by the White Cane's oak, marzipan, and coconut notes.
Best non alcoholic Orange Liquor for Mai Tai Mocktail
Of course, a Mai Tai mocktail is not complete without orange liquor! This ingredient provides the essential citrus flavor and aroma while also balancing the sweetness of the drink. Below are some fantastic orange liquor alternatives to add depth and complexity to your Mai Tai mocktail!
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Lyre's Orange Sec: The perfect alternative to Triple Sec, Lyre's Orange Sec will give your Mai Tai mocktail a wonderful citrus kick thanks to its sweet and bitter orange notes, plus hints of Jaffa oranges and mint.
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Seedlip Grove 42: This botanical spirit brings a refreshing whiff of bright orange citrus and lemon zest to your Mai Tai mocktail! A complex carousel of ginger, lemongrass, bitter orange, mandarin orange, and blood orange flavors ensure your drink packs an acid punch.
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Everleaf Forest: With a plethora of botanicals that capture forest flavors, using Everleaf Forest will have your Mai Tai mocktail tasting like a serene journey through verdant wilderness. The aperitif opens with earthy orris root and warm vanilla scents that give way to a flavor profile boasting notes of citrus, bark, and saffron.
