Cocktail Infusions

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Lazy Person’s Mai Tai

2 ounces dark rum (such as Bacardi 8 year or Myers Dark)
4 ounces Trader Vic’s Mai Tai Mix*
The juice of one large lime

Shake all the ingredients except the dark rum with cracked ice.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
Top with the dark rum.
Garnish with a Maraschino cherry, pineapple tidbit and sprig of mint.
Drink with a straw.  Enjoy!

*Trader Vic’s Mai Tai Mix, as well as the Original Mai Tai Recipe, can be
found at www.TraderVics.com. Trader Vic’s Mai Tai mix can also be purchased at some beverage and grocery stores or at any of the Trader Vic’s restaurants.

Blue Paradise

3 oz. Vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Creme de Coconut
8 oz. Pineapple Juice
On the Rocks - Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Mix well and strain into a collins or small hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.

Blended - Combine with a scoop of ice in an electric mixer. Mix well (15 - 20 sec). Pour into collins or small hurricane glass.