I have written before about how much I enjoyed reading The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart and experimenting with her cocktail concoctions.     Our most recent experiment was to replicate the outstanding Mai Tai served at The House Without a Key at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. The secret, as I learned from Amy Stewart, is the addition of Orgeat syrup. It took us a few trips to the local liquor stores, but we managed to procure the syrup. The experiment was a huge success, and we ought to know since we've had the real deal many times at the amazing Halekulani. Ingredients: - 1/3 – Ounce Orgeat Syrup – 1/3 Ounce Orange Curaçao – 1/3-Ounce Rock Candy Syrup – 3/4-Ounce Bacardi Gold Rum – 1/2-Ounce Read more [...]