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Jack Tar

Name: Jack Tar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Navy rum (ideally circa 55% alc./vol.); 15 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Brown sugar syrup

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Navy rum (ideally circa 55% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Jack Tar contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25.64% alc./vol. (51.28° proof)
23.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

Jack is a generic name for all British sailors, derived from Jack Tar in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sailors in those years used high-grade tar in their clothing and hair for waterproofing. The term, "Jack-of-all-trades," described a sailor who could turn his hand to anything, and is widely used today.

Review

Characterful rum leads with gin and whiskey playing supporting roles with hints of citrus.

Planteray Mister Fogg Navy Rum 700ml - makes 23 cocktails
$35.99 $1.56 per cocktail

Maker's Mark bourbon 375ml - makes 25 cocktails
$18.99 $0.76 per cocktail Maker's Mark bourbon image

Hayman's London Dry Gin 750ml - makes 50 cocktails
$33.99 $0.68 per cocktail Hayman's London Dry Gin image

$3.00 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 23 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Great complexity and balance. And more gentle on the alcohol than some other Grogs, losing nothing thereby.

Chris Dimal 3y

Simply what the description says. Really good.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

As a big Navy rum drinker, this cocktail is good, but not great. I felt it lacked something, but not sure what. I did feel the rum was a bit muted in the drink. It went very well with a spicy meal.

Daniel Chapman 4y

I got a similar feeling. Added 1/3oz of spiced pineapple rum liqueur. Seemed to lift it a bit

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