We love a good Mai Tai – but with two types of rum, it’s nothing we’d serve at, say, a brunch. Enter the Mai Tai Spritz, a genius adaptation from Martin Cate at Smuggler’s Cove. Cate takes out one of the rums, and lengthens the drink with a little bubbly. It’s tremendously drinkable, and really highlights the lovely flavors of curaçao and orgeat.
The Smuggler’s Cove recipe specifically calls for Champagne, but you can use any sparkling wine that suits your fancy. Since there’s only one rum here to carry the drink, make sure it’s a good one! Cate uses Denizen Merchant’s Reserve Rum, a high-ester blend of rums from Jamaica and Martinique.
