This Tangerine Mai Tai is a bright and tropical fizzy all season kombucha cocktail that boasts the health benefits of fermented tea that we all love!

Kombucha Cocktails are super trendy right now! I mean, a healthy cocktail: That’s something we all can get behind.  Right?

The tart, fruity fermented black or green tea comes in a variety of flavors, from apricot to blueberry so you can ditch all those high-sugar juices you used to use to make your favorite classic cocktails.

My favorite kombucha cocktail of the season? ThisTangerine Kombucha Mai Tai- a tropical concoction with a twist.

Why you will love this Kombucha Mai Tai Cocktail:

It’s pretty much your standard mai tai but I swapped out the o.j. for tangerine flavored kombucha.

I’ve always wanted to play around with kombuchas as cocktail mixers because I drink them all the time anyway, so why not add a little healthy boost to your cocktail? It adds a subtle bubbly/effervescent quality to the drink, which I am totally into.

Homemade Orgeat Syrup

I also made a ridiculously easy simple syrup to replace the traditional orgeat that is usually found in a mai tai. Because lets be honest, who really keeps that stuff lying around the house? NO ONE. The result is a unique yet familiar boozy kombucha drink that I can happily sip on until Fall decides to show its face in Cali.

Tips for making this recipe:

• If you like a bubbly drink, add the kombucha last. You want to preserve the carbonation like you would with seltzer.
• Kombucha sweetness varies. Taste your kombucha before you use it in this recipe and add less or more syrup if needed.
• Though mai tai is usually made with dark rum you can make it with white rum and it will be just as delicious.

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Tangerine Kombucha Mai Tai

This Tangerine Kombucha Mai Tai is a bright and tropical fizzy cocktail that boasts the health benefits of kombucha that we all love!

Course Drink

Cuisine American

Keyword kombucha cocktail, mai thai recipe, tangerine cocktail

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1

Calories 300 kcal

Author Denisse

Ingredients

• 1 ounce dark rum
• 1 ounce light rum
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 2 ounces tangerine kombucha substitute tangerine or orange juice if you can't find
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau or triple sec
• 1/2 ounce almond simple syrup recipe below or orgeat
• Sprigs of mint for garnish
• Tangerine slices for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake gently. Strain into glass and garnish with mint and tangerine.

Recipe Notes

• If you like a bubbly drink, add the kombucha last. You want to preserve the carbonation like you would with seltzer.
• Kombucha sweetness varies. Taste your kombucha before you use it in this recipe and add less  or more syrup if needed.
• The a mai tai is usually made with dark rum you can make it with white rum and it will be just as delicious. 

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Almond Simple Syrup

Add this to lend an almond flavor to coffee or your favorite cocktail.

Course Dessert, Drink

Cuisine American

Keyword cocktail syrup, homemade simple syrup

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 -5

Calories 700 kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and heat, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Cool completely before using. Makes about 1/2 cup.

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