'Mai Tea' - Origin Tea Bartender Challenge Honorary Runner-Up Cocktail

From one of our honorary runners-up, Lucas Bucton, has created this Mai Tai variant that takes tea and makes it a unique flavour in the drink.

This is what Lucas from Jimmy's Bar in Ed.Square Town Centre and Glass Half Full Bartending, had to say about his absolute sparkler of a creation:

"The Origin Tea Sneaky Peach Iced Tea Syrup works perfectly with the orgeat and rum to give it a different aspect of sweetness without pushing it over the edge and making it too sweet. Two delicious rums give this drink a perfect boozy level, while an extra measure of strong black tea helps to lengthen the drink and emphasise the tea base. A great drink overall that is able to stand alone from the original Mai Tai all while maintaining its roots from the classic tiki drink."

Mai Tea Recipe

Ingredients:

• 30mL Appleton Estate Signature Rum
• 30mL Flor de Caña 7 Year Rum
• 30mL lime juice
• 7.5mL orgeat syrup
• 22.5mL Origin Tea Sneaky Peach Iced Tea Syrup
• 15mL black tea
• 7.5mL Grand Marnier
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Garnish:

• Mint
• Peach slice fan
• Flower (optional)

Method:

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with a small scoop of crushed ice
2. Whip shake until most of the ice inside the tin has melted
3. Fill a glass about 2/3 full with crushed ice and dump the cocktail in
4. Top up the rest of the glass with more crushed ice
5. Throw a few dashes of Angostura bitters over the ice
6. Garnish with mint and a peach slice fan, flower is optional
7. Sip and enjoy!