Name: Chanbanger
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 20 ml Cherry brandy; 10 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 6 drop Grapefruit bitters

Chanbanger
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
²⁄₃ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
6 drop	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Hard to classify, a hint of Singapore Sling oriental cherry with some Cuban aged rum Daiquiri and a splash of Papa's grapefruit citrus sourness.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2014 by Barney Chan at The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Chanbanger contains 241 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
15.6% alc./vol. (15.6° proof)
16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

24th March at 06:15

It's a lovely cocktail but we would accept a Papa Doble or a Singapore Sling over this any day. Adjusting it to our taste, we reduced the sugar syrup to 5ml and added a dash of Angostura.

Simon Sedgley

24th March at 06:32

And dial the cherry liqueur down to 17.5ml.

G. M. Genovese

11th January at 13:38

I didn't read the recipe real thorough. Used 6 dashes of grapefruit bitters. I loved it. Tamed the sweetness just right. Used Bacardi 8 and Sangue Morlacco. Very nice.

simon salatgurke

10th May 2024 at 22:11

I really liked this one. For some reason it tasted a lot like chocolate toe. Maybe I'll add a few drops of chocolate bitters and reduce the sugar a little next time.

Colin Cook

3rd December 2023 at 12:18

Very nice. Nicer with half the sugar.

Sal Khan

26th November 2023 at 16:34

Easy to glue and this is a belter of a drink - perfect to getting a banger of a party started!

Nathalie O'Flynn

16th July 2023 at 20:43

Woooeeerrr was not sure what to expect after reading comments. I did 5 drops of GF bitters and one orange. It does have a bit of a Singapore Sling vibe in it, and as I love Singapore Slings, this is just a winner for me.

Caitlin

18th May 2023 at 08:59

As someone who is not particularly drawn to cherry, I loved this drink.

Betty Pruitt

22nd March 2023 at 02:26

Easy drinking. Had to riff because I didn’t have grapefruit bitters (on my long list of bitter to acquire). So used a dash of regular & a touch more grapefruit juice. Also subbed Demerara simple syrup….cause I love its depth. Will definitely do again. So enjoy grapefruit flavors over orange.

Florian Ruf

9th April 2022 at 14:22

As I was not convinced the first time, I gave it a second try. This time it was delicious. My advice is to try before adding the bitters and adjust the amount depending on the bitterness of the grapefruit juice (and the cherry brandy).

Paloma Rien

12th March 2022 at 00:05

Seems like the amount of syrup would be overkill, but it’s just about right. Used fresh grapefruit.

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