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Macadamia mai tai

Name: Macadamia mai tai
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (125ml) white rum; 1/2 cup (125ml) pineapple juice; 1 tbs lemon or lime juice, or to taste; 2 ice cubes, plus extra to serve; 1/2 cup (75g) unsalted whole macadamias; 2 1/2 cups (625ml) water; 250g white sugar; 25ml amaretto; 30ml orange curacao

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

Macadamia nuts make a great snack, but they also make a surprisingly good addition to cocktails.

1/2 cup (125ml) white rum
1/2 cup (125ml) pineapple juice
1 tbs lemon or lime juice, or to taste
2 ice cubes, plus extra to serve

Base

1/2 cup (75g) unsalted whole macadamias
2 1/2 cups (625ml) water
250g white sugar
25ml amaretto
30ml orange curacao

Method

1.

To make the base, combine macadamias and water in a large blender at high speed until smooth.
2.

Pour into a saucepan and add sugar. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium and boil for 5 minutes to make a light syrup. Pour into a bowl, cover and refrigerate. When chilled, stir in remaining base ingredients.
3.

To prepare 4 small cocktails, pour 1/2 cup (250ml) of the base into the blender, add rum, juices and ice and process at high speed until the mixture is light and frothy. Pour into four 1/2-cup (125ml) glasses and top with extra ice.
4.

Store remaining base mixture in fridge for up to a week.