This isn't a traditional Mai Tai cocktail. Let's be clear because I don't dare face the wrath of Mai Tai aficionados. Think of this as a Mai Tai light as it's teamed with passion fruit juice, but it is thoroughly Mai Tai in every other respect.
3ounces100% pure passion fruit juice(no added sugar)
1ouncelight rum
1/2ouncefreshly-squeezed lime juice
1/2ounceCointreau or other orange liqueur
1/4ouncesimple syrup
1ouncedark rum
Instructions
Make The Mai Tai: Smack a few leaves of mint and drop them into a cocktail shaker. Combine passion fruit juice, light rum, lime, orange liqueur, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker and fill it halfway with ice.Shake about 10 to 15 seconds, then strain into a chilled rocks glass, add a few ice cubes, and garnish with remaining mint leaves.
Float The Rum: To float the aged rum (see photo below), place the tip of a spoon perpendicular to the inside edge of the glass, turn the curve of the spoon toward the ceiling, and slightly angle the spoon downward.Slowly pour the liquid to be floated down the spoon toward the inside of the glass and, so long as the liquid is less dense than the other liquids in the glass, it will float.