At Jungle, Boulder’s vibrant rum bar and burger shack, the drinks hit differently—bold, fresh, and unafraid to challenge tradition. Jungle's Mai Tai is a Caribbean-inspired cocktail that nods to tiki roots while rewriting the rulebook, starting with a game-changing orgeat made not from almonds, but from rich, eco-friendly sunflower seeds. Built with a duo of powerhouse rums—Don Q Gold for smooth depth and Rumfire for a fiery funk—and finished with citrus, Curaçao shrubb, and that uniquely creamy orgeat, this cocktail isn’t just delicious. It’s a drink with a point of view.
Ingredients:
30 ml (1oz) Don Q Gold (great Puerto Rican rum)
15 ml (1/2oz) Rumfire (deliciously hot and funky ovenproof Jamaican Rum)
15 ml (1/2oz) Curaçao (we use a shrubb instead of a classic curaçao or triple sec—either JM shrubb or Clement Creole Shrubb—gives more punchiness and depth and has that Caribbean flair)
20 ml (3/4oz) Orgeat (see why our orgeat is so special below)*
20 ml (3/4oz) Lime juice (Fresh lime juice always!)
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake on crushed ice, dirty dump into a rocks glass
Garnish:
A bushy sprig of mint, an orchid, and a dehydrated lime wheel
*Our Orgeat is special and unique to us because we use sunflower seeds instead of almonds. This could anger some tiki purists, but we think it makes a better end product. Sunflower seeds carry so much more fat within them that they help pronounce and hold on to all the other ingredients in the drink. Almonds are also notoriously difficult to grow. Sunflowers are everywhere and require a fraction of the water that almonds use. Regardless of the environmental benefits, sunflower seeds just produce a better flavor for the drink, and that’s why we love them.
To try Jungle's Mai Tai in person, visit 2018 10th St, Boulder, CO.