Mai Tai

The candied orange peel and dark treacle combo is dangerously smooth, and that rum base gives it a warmth I wasn't expecting. Mixed it up for friends last night and the bottle was gone before the ice melted.

The zesty citrus hits right after the candied orange peel, and that Ron Santiago de Cuba rum really makes it taste like a proper island escape. I cracked it open after a long week and it honestly took me somewhere else—exactly what the name promises.

The dark treacle note is what sold me—it’s deep and molasses-y without being too sweet, and the candied orange peel adds just the right zing. I poured it over a big ice cube and it was gone way too fast.