Chai Tai (a Chai Rum Cocktail)

This seasonal Mai Tai riff is tropical yet also cozy, balancing pineapple with warming chai tea spices. You'll want to serve this chai cocktail at all your fall occasions and even Thanksgiving.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 oz pineapple juice
  • 1.5 oz gold rum
  • 1 oz very strongly brewed decaf chai tea, cooled
  • 0.25 oz orange liqueur
  • 0.25-0.5 oz dark rum
  • Thin slice of pineapple for garnish

Instructions

  1. Pour the cranberry juice into a highball or rocks glass, being careful not to splash on the sides.
  2. Add ice to the serving glass.
  3. In a cocktail shaker, combine the ingredients for the middle layer: pineapple juice, gold rum, chai, and orange liqueur. Shake well with ice.
  4. Gently add the pineapple juice mixture over the cranberry juice.
  5. Gently add the dark rum on top of the pineapple layer.
  6. Garnish with a slice of pineapple.
RECIPE from The Rogue Brussel Sprout Blog
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