Name: Test Pilot
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged Jamaican rum; 22.5 ml Light white rum; 7.5 ml Triple sec; 7.5 ml Falernum liqueur; 7.5 ml Lemon juice

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Jamaican-style aged blended rum with funk

3/4 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

1/4 fl oz

Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Difford's Falernum liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Test Pilot contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
25.61% alc./vol. (51.23° proof)
24.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created circa 1941 by Donn Beach, this recipe is adapted from a recipe by Victor Bergeron and published in his 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide.

TEST PILOT
¼ ounce lemon juice
¼ ounce Falernum
¼ ounce Cointreau
¾ ounce light Puerto Rican rum
1¾ ounce dark Jamaica rum
Shake with ice cubes. Pour into a 10-ounce glass.

Victor J. Bergeron, 1972

Comments & Discussion

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Jose Cruz 2y

Difford, when i click on Victors link on the history section im taken to a forbiden error on site .. FYI maybe link to trader vics page ?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Now fixed.

mark jones 2y

Great drink. Homemade falernum and skip the bitters (not needed).

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Love this. It definitely needs to the Jamaican rum to get the correct amount of funk needed. However, you would need to like the Jamaican funk. If not, I sure you could make this with any other rum and it would be enjoyable. Nicely dry.