Name: Scorpion
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 50 ml Orange juice; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orgeat syrup; 1&frasl;4 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415)

John Hinojos Premium Member 35w

Made this again using Hamilton Strong Water Lost Voyage 90 Proof rum. Was out of Orgeat so used Ameritto. Did a float of 151 Rum. Outstanding. Not for a faint of heart, but great none the less.

Frank Provyn Premium Member 36w

If you don't have orgeat you can substitute with 1/4 oz Amaretto 1/4 oz rich syrup.

Jose Cruz 1y

this cocktail wont blow you away, but if you want a much better version where the rum actually adds something simply use white agricole ! i used rhum clement white, might rival ... and -

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

My problem with this cocktail is the lack of rum flavour.
Made again with Hamilton Florida Rum Society rum - 90 proof blend of Caribbean rums and added a 151 float. Must stronger and better cocktail. Not for the faint of heart.

Raul Garcia 1y

It was 1:30am and my juicer was going to make so much noise that I decided to cut my orange into 8 parts and use my lime squeezer. I hadn't thought that by doing so I would also squeeze out the essential oils (i think) from the orange peel, which has given it a citrusy, even spicy, flavour that I hadn't experienced until now. The ice dilution will bring down the orange flavor...

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

When I originally had this at Don the Beachcomber it was a bit stronger and served with a fresh gardenia flower. This time I did add a 151 float which replicates more the strength of the cocktail.
The story behind the name is that you were limited to two cocktails or you would turn into a zombie.

Avery Garnett 2y

I didn't find this too sour at all; it's balanced just fine. It's not exciting but for what it claims to be, it's absolutely fine. Basically a non-funky Mai Tai served very long.

Chris Dimal 3y

Welp, too sour for me. Probably a dry drinker's delight, but not mine. I increased the orgeat all the way to 30ml (keeping in mind my orgeat was 1.5:1), but it still wasn't sweet enough. What a waste of the last few ml of my Cognac!

Jose Cruz 2y

haha, im cheapo and use brandy ;), can hardly tell TBH

C.A. Mat 3y

Also agree that it's not super sweet, but it's beautifully balanced and easy to drink, with no one player coming out as the dominant flavor. It works just as well shaken and strained over crushed ice. Yum.

Miguel Perales Premium Member 3y

Agree with John that this is not an overwhelmingly sweet cocktail, which is not a bad thing. Nice citrus flavors upfront with the Orgeat coming through at the end.

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₄ barspoon	Xanthan gum (E415) (optional)

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