Name: Roa Ae
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 15 ml Pear and cognac liqueur; 90 ml Pineapple juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice

Roa Ae
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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Belle de Brillet pear liqueur
3 oz	Pineapple juice
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Review:

Not quite the best, but this long, fruity thirst quencher isn't half bad.

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History:

Discovered in 2003 at Booly Mardy's, Glasgow, Scotland. Cocktail aficionados will be familiar with the Tahitian phrase Mai Tai - Roa Ae, or 'out of this world - the best', which gave the Mai Tai its name. This cocktail means simply 'the best'.

Nutrition:

One serving of Roa Ae contains 250 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
11.98% alc./vol. (11.98° proof)
24.3 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

12th November 2021 at 00:47

Very good tiki style drink. As with most tiki drinks, it is a little sweet. After tasting, we put in 1/2 oz of 151 demerara rum. Tamed down the sweetness and gave the drink more flavour and body.