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This is a community recipe contributed by Calvin Grant.
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Published on 3rd of October 2025
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 15 ml | Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old) |
| 22.5 ml | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 15 ml | Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup |
| 4 drop | Difford's Daiquiri Bitters |
| 25 ml | Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum |
| 5 ml | Rum Fire overproof Jamaican rum |
| 10 ml | Cynar 70 Proof |
| 5 ml | Bonal Gentiane-Quina |
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