Monkeypod Mai Tai Recipe

When we were in Hawaii one of  our favorite meals was at Monkeypod Kitchen where we discovered a deliciously dangerous drink that would have you falling over after a couple.

The Mai Tai is synonymous with Tiki Culture and is a refreshing mix of rum and juices. There are a ton of different recipes but the egg white foam topper from Monkeypod put this drink on another level. 

I couldn't wait to get home to order a whipped cream gun to make this drink. I wasn't disappointed.

My bar savvy friend had to show me how to use a spoon to keep the layers from mixing mixing.

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce light rum
• 1 ounce dark rum
• 1/2 ounce pineapple syrup (pineapple juice and sugar reduced)
• 1/2 ounce orange curacao
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
• foam (see below)

Directions:

1. Add lime, syrup, orange curacao and light rum to a mixing glass with ice. 
2.  Shake and strain over ice into a highball glass. 
3.  Float dark rum on top by pouring over a spoon to limit the splash. 
4. Top with foam from whipped cream gun.

Foam

Ingredients:

• 2 parts passion fruit puree/juice
• 1 parts simple syrup
• 2 parts egg whites
• 1 part honey
• 4 parts cold water

Directions:

1. Add everything to a whipped cream gun.