Looking for fake (but good) mai tai recipe

[abadoozy]

I've been asked to bartend at a birthday party. Guest of honor and his wife have recently returned from Hawaii, and the party will have a Hawaiian theme.

Wife really wants Mai Tais, but I'm pretty sure she's not talking the classic Trader Vic recipe - what she described to me is what I remember having in Hawaii: a fruity red/pink drink with a dark rum float on top.

I plan on making both the classic Mai Tais, and the closest I can come to the "tourist" Mai Tai. Problem is I've never made the tourist one, and although I'm sure I could come up with a sweet fruity concoction, I'm low on time, and would like to have something a bit better than Hawaiian Punch and Rum. Any suggestions?

[scubadoo97]

Here's one that would end up a little on the pink side.

Mai Tai (Pineapple variation)

1 ounce light rum

1/2 ounce triple sec

1/4 ounce Rose's lime juice

1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice

1 1/2 ounces orange juice

1 dash of Grenadine

1/2 ounce dark rum

Shake all but the dark rum with cracked ice.

Strain into old-fashioned glass.

Top with dark rum.

Garnish with a Maraschino Cherry

I really don't know what went into the Mai Tais we had in Maui but I do know they used crap rum. Nothing you would want to drink even on the rocks.