It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere: Mai Thai Recipe

For Brenda’s Luau Party, I used this delicious Mai Thai recipe.  It was given to me by Kenyon’s coworker/friend who brought a batch to my last Hawaiian Party.  The nice thing about this recipe is you can make a small single service batch or a large gut buster batch.  So it is really customizable.

Below is the basic recipe:

1x Light rum

¼ x Parrot Bay rum

½ x Triple Sec 

1 ½ x pineapple juice

1 ½ x orange juice

¼ x lime juice

Splash of grenadine for garnish

If you wanted a single serve drink, just replace X with an ounce.  For this party I started with the light rum and measured out 3 cups for my X.  From there I made sure to adjust the recipe from there.   I had Kenyon help me with the math so we based our party size off of one bottle (750 ml) of light rum.  That way I knew I would have enough alcohol to make a big party batch:

3 cups Light rum (almost the full bottle)

¾ cups Parrot Bay rum

1 ½ cups Triple Sec 

4 ½ cups pineapple juice

4 ½ cups orange juice

¾ cups lime juice

Splash of grenadine for garnish

I was pleasantly surprised as to how large of a batch it made.  At first I worried I made to little but then I wondered if I made too much.  It ended up being just the right amount because it was gone by evenings end.  Success!

I had extra orange juice and pineapple juice and I felt it could be sweeter.  So I added more pineapple juice.  I have enough triple sec and Parrot Bay rum for another party size batch.  All I have to do is pick up a bottle of light rum.  I’m planning to make some for our open house once our new house is completed.

Next time you have a party to attend, try out this Mai Thai recipe.  It packs a good punch and is delicious.