Name: Scorpion
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rum - White/gold 1-3 year old mellow light; 22.5 ml Cognac (brandy); 60 ml Orange juice (freshly squeezed); 30 ml Lemon juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Orgeat (almond) syrup

Serve in a

Collins glass

Garnish:

Orange slice & mint sprig

How to make:

BLEND all ingredients with 6oz scoop of crushed ice and serve with sustainable straws.

1 1/2 fl oz	Bacardi Gold rum
3/4 fl oz	Rémy Martin 1738 Cognac
2 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Orgeat Syrup
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Review:

Well-balanced, refreshing spirit and orange. Not sweet.

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Variant:

With pisco in the place of cognac.

History:

Created by Victor Bergeron, this recipe is adapted from his Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1972 revised edition).

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Nutrition:

One serving of Scorpion contains 206 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
11.42% alc./vol. (22.84° proof)
19.7 grams of pure alcohol

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