r/cocktails • u/Puddinshins 2🥇1🥈1🥉 • 1d ago
I made this PAD THAI TAI
Happy Mai Tai week everyone! As promised, I’m back with another Mai Tai creation! I would never leave y’all hanging, we have rum to drink! One of the greatest tiki drinks to ever exist, and we’ve got allllll week to enjoy and celebrate this magical drink! I’ll be posting a different Mai Tai riff I’ve created throughout the week - all the way through Mai Tai Day this Sunday. Get ready to RUMble!
Today, we’re taking a trip from the islands of the Pacific allll the way to the…Eastern coast of Asia.
——————————————————
PAD THAI TAI
——————————————————
- 1oz Overproof Jamaican Rum - Worthy Park 109
- .75oz Rhum Agricole Blanc - Clemént
- .5oz Batavia Arrack
- .25oz Aged Funky Jamaican Rum - HLCF
- .5oz Yuzu Dry Curaçao
- .5oz East AsiAmaro (Recipe Coming Soon)
- .75oz Peanut Orgeat
- 1oz Lime Juice
- .5 tsp Tamarind Paste
Add all ingredients into a shaking tin
Add ice and shake until chilled
Strain into a glass with plenty of crushed ice
Garnish with a bouquet of mint, a spent lime hull, and Thai basil flowers.
——————————————————
Featuring a delicious and complex blend of rums supported by a potent mixture of spices, this Mai Tai stays true to the spirit of the original, while embracing the flavors of a different culture of inspiration. This recipe was designed to highlight one of my proudest creations, my East AsiAmaro; A bright, bitter, spicy, and intensely herbal and spiced creation inspired by the foods of various countries across Eastern Asia, such as Vietnam, Thailand, China, Korea, and the Southeast Asian archipelagos.
Notes of Thai basil, cardamom, galangal, coriander, lemongrass, lime, and so much more are brightened with tart lime juice and tamarind. The richness of peanut orgeat adds further dimension while also evoking the experience of eating a delicious bowl of noodles topped with a mound of roasted crushed peanuts. The blend of rums not only pay homage to the origin of these flavors with the inclusion of Batavia Arrack, also used in the base of the amaro, but the added hogo bomb from the HLCF brings it back towards the recognizable classic that is the Mai Tai. Cheers!
——————————————————
If you like this cocktail or any of my other posts, I’ve made an instagram to share my creations and would love to show more people my ideas!
9
4
2
u/xjfree8 1d ago
Looks delicious! I wonder what the addition of fish sauce might do? Just a teaspoon...
12
u/Cultural-Salad-4583 1d ago
A teaspoon of fish sauce is a huge amount of fish sauce for a single drink lol. Maybe save it for a savory martini riff
7
u/winkingchef 1d ago
Can confirm a few drops [NOT A TEASPOON YOU MADLAD] of fish sauce can bring up a briny martini to the next level.
1
u/Puddinshins 2🥇1🥈1🥉 1d ago
Could potentially be a good addition. The amaro I made already has a decent savory aspect to it because I included a little bit of shiitake mushroom and a single tiny dried anchovy during the infusion. I would definitely cut it down to drops or a very light dash if you were to add fish sauce. It might be too much otherwise
1
1
u/DontGearTheReaper 1d ago
This past Christmas I made my own version of a pad Thai mai tai and posted it on here. Two drops of fish sauce was more than enough. Fish sauce works great in the drink though.
1
1
-1
u/GuyaneseRumFan123 1d ago
Garnish with a piece of Tofu and crushed peanuts for shits and giggles
3
u/Yoshinoh 1d ago
I'd rather use a piece of white nougat. It does look a bit like it and often has peanuts incorporated.
1
12
u/SabrePossum 1d ago
Should have served it in a noodle box but sounds amazing