Falinum

How to make:

DRY BLEND (without ice) first 6 ingredients and gradually add Xanthan gum while continuing to blend. Add a 7oz scoop of crushed ice and blend again. Pour into chilled glass.

Review:

The sophisticated Tiki lover's Piña Colada.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Martin Cate at his Smuggler's Cove bar in San Francisco, USA. Martin says in his 2016 book Smuggler's Cove, that he created this cocktail "for my old pal Falin Minoru, artist and proprietor of Tiki Kaimuki Fine Boozing Vessels, tiki mugs made in Oakland, California."

FALINUM
Created for my old pal Falin Minoru, artist and proprietor of Tiki Kaimuki Fine Boozing Vessels, tiki mugs made in Oakland, California.
Origin Created by Martin Cate
Glassware Tiki Kaimuki mu or double old-fashioned glass
1 ounce fresh lemon juice

1 ounce SC Coconut Cream
1 ounce seltzer
½ ounce John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum
2 ounces column still aged rum
1 dash orange bitters

Garnish none
Combine all the ingredients in a drink mixer tim and fill with 12 ounces of crushed ice and 4 to 6 small "agitator" cubes. Flash blend and open pour with gated finish into a mug or double old-fashioned glass.

Martin Cate, Smuggler's Cove, 2016