CLASSIC · AGED JAMAICAN RUM

Cobra's Fang

Name: Cobra's Fang
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged Jamaican Rum; 15 ml Overproof Rum; 22.5 ml Fresh Orange Juice; 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice; 15 ml Falernum; 7.5 ml Passion Fruit Syrup; Angostura Bitters; Absinthe; Mint Sprig

Jamaican rum, falernum and passion fruit with a lash of absinthe — one of Don the Beachcomber's darker, spikier creations.

Ingredients

Aged Jamaican Rum45 ml

Overproof Rum15 ml

Fresh Orange Juice22.5 ml

Fresh Lime Juice15 ml

Falernum15 ml

Passion Fruit Syrup7.5 ml

Angostura Bitters

Absinthe

Mint Sprig

Glassware

Collins glass

Chilled.

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Flavor

Passion fruit · Anise · Vanilla · Heat (burn) · Almond

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Combine the aged rum, overproof rum, orange juice, lime juice, falernum and passion fruit syrup in a shaker.
2
Add a dash of Angostura and six drops of absinthe.
3
Add crushed ice and shake hard for 8 seconds.
4
Pour unstrained into a tiki mug or tall glass.
5
Top with crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel.

The kit for this drink

Ice Glassware Shake and strain Prep and serve

From the Bartender

From Don the Beachcomber's Hollywood bar in the 1930s, recovered by Jeff Berry from the coded notebooks Don's bartenders used to keep the recipes secret. The absinthe is measured in drops for a reason.

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