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Bali Hai recipe
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The Bali Hai is a blended rum cocktail, made with lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup and more, served in a highball over crushed ice. It is citrusy and sparkling.
Recipe from Hanalei Plantation Hotel.
Bali Hai ingredients
| Lime juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| White rum | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Okolehao (Hawaiian ti-root spirit) | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Champagne | top up, about 60 ml |
How to make a Bali Hai
- Blend everything with a scoop of crushed ice for a few seconds.
- Pour into a highball and top with more crushed ice.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Mint sprig
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Bali Hai: quick answers
- How strong is a Bali Hai?
- About 11% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 25 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Bali Hai?
- About 240 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Bali Hai served in?
- A highball, over crushed ice.
- How many ingredients does a Bali Hai have?
- 6 in total: lime juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, white rum, okolehao (Hawaiian ti-root spirit) and Champagne.