CLASSIC · DARK RUM

The Mariner

Name: The Mariner
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Dark Rum; 20 ml Grapefruit Juice (fresh); 15 ml Lime Juice (fresh); 10 ml Simple Syrup; Grapefruit Twist

A daiquiri-inspired cocktail built on dark rum, with grapefruit juice adding a sun-bleached bitterness that cuts through the lime and lifts the whole drink into open-water territory.

Ingredients

Dark Rum50 ml

Grapefruit Juice (fresh)20 ml

Lime Juice (fresh)15 ml

Simple Syrup10 ml

Grapefruit Twist

Glassware

Coupe

Chilled.

Flavor

Caramel · Grapefruit · Lime · Oak

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Add the dark rum, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.
2
Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 12–15 seconds until well chilled and diluted.
3
Double strain through a Hawthorne strainer and fine mesh strainer into a chilled coupe glass.
4
Express a grapefruit twist over the surface, run it around the rim, and place it on the edge of the glass to garnish.

From the Bartender

The grapefruit juice does double duty here - its natural bitterness echoes the molasses character of dark rum far better than it would with a lighter white rum, making spirit selection critical to the drink's balance. Keep the simple syrup restrained; the goal is brightness, not sweetness.

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