Mai tai withdrawal I miss being on vacation. I miss Hawaii. But most of all, I miss the mai tais.

I decided I would make one last night, so I looked up the recipe. And well... it seems I'm a few items shy of having all the ingredients. Like, about four things. Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai • 1 oz. Dark Rum • 1 oz Light Rum • 1 oz Orange Curacao • 2 oz Orange Juice • 1/2 oz Lime Juice • Dash Orgeat • Dash Simple syrup A couple of which I've never even heard of. Dark rum, light rum... I'm with it there. (I have some rum, but not both kinds.) And OJ. I actually have that. And I may even have some lime juice. But what the heck is orange Curacao? (David knew. Of course) And Orgeat? I knew I should have payed more attention in college. I've heard of simple syrup, but I never thought I'd need to know how to make it. So here's the plan. I can't go to the ABC store today because on Sunday we apparently revert to 1920. (You know... Prohibition.) But, this is the year of the mai tai. I, Jaslco, do hereby declare that I will become an expert mai tai preparer. And perhaps an expert drinker of mai tais, too. Because what would be the point if I didn't?