mai tai

American  

[mahy tahy] / ˈmaɪ ˌtaɪ /

noun

1. a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.

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Etymology

Origin of mai tai

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

But English actually prefers some drinks served this way, such as a mai tai or a margarita on the rocks, whose aesthetics and noncarbonated ingredients lend themselves well to the dirty dump technique.

From Scientific American • Jun. 17, 2023

But he’s not doing it with his feet kicked up and a mai tai on the armrest of his beach chair.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

Patrons can still get West 5’s signature mai tai at the upstairs bar inside Easy Street Records & Café, and its signature mac and cheese at the nearby Peel & Press restaurant.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

The deathbed scenarios have varied, from music and aromatherapy at the bedside to meeting a patient’s request for one last mai tai cocktail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2020

It contains an ounce of Angostura bitters, an ingredient usually used in dashes, and a full ounce of orgeat, the almond syrup best known as a necessary working part in a mai tai.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2016