CLASSIC · CUBAN AGED RUM

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Name: Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cuban aged rum; 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 7.5 ml Dry Curaçao; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 2.5 ml Rich sugar syrup; Lime wedge

Born on the breezy docks of Hamilton, this rum-forward sour punches above its weight with bright citrus acidity, the warming clove-and-almond depth of falernum, and a whisper of orange from dry Curaçao.

Ingredients

Cuban aged rum60 ml

Falernum liqueur15 ml

Dry Curaçao7.5 ml

Lime juice22.5 ml

Rich sugar syrup2.5 ml

Lime wedge

Glassware

Coupe glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Almond · Cinnamon · Clove · Lemon · Lime · Orange · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Add Cuban aged rum, falernum liqueur, dry Curaçao, lime juice, and rich sugar syrup to a cocktail shaker.
2
Fill the shaker with ice.
3
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds until well chilled.
4
Fine strain through a Hawthorne and mesh strainer into a chilled coupe glass.
5
Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim.

From the Bartender

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club was created by trader Vic Bergeron in the 1950s and named in honour of the prestigious Hamilton sailing club. The key to balance here is falernum quality - a fresh, house-made or artisan falernum with real clove and lime peel will dramatically elevate the drink over a mass-produced syrup version.

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