Name: Suit and Tai
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Cognac (brandy); 25 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 25 ml Lime juice; 12.5 ml Triple sec; 10 ml Orgeat syrup; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Suit & Tai
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
⁵⁄₆ oz	Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
⁵⁄₆ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
⁵⁄₆ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
0.42 oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Serve with a straw.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A Tiki-styled cocktail based on aged rum and brandy with lime juice, orange liqueur and almond syrup.

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History:

Created in 2015 by Matthew Neale at Harbour Kitchen in Torquay, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Suit & Tai contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.55% alc./vol. (17.55° proof)
18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

31st March at 02:08

Cut out the sugar syrup. Resulting in a tiki tasting cocktail without the sweetness. You need a strong Cognac - would recommend a brandy - and we used Myers rum to add a slight hint of Jamaican funk. It was perfect.

Calvin Grant

7th March 2024 at 03:00

Was a favorite when I made it with Myers's. Just made it with Bacardi 8yr and Torres 10yr brandy split with cognac. Still a favorite! All in on the Torres next time.

Chris Dimal

16th July 2023 at 20:10

Very underwhelming. It tasted like a watered down Mai Tai. The Cognac was not at all prominent. It all just melded into one, in a not-so-good way.

Joe Cornwall

10th June 2022 at 19:30

Agree this is over sweet with store-bought orgeat. Drop the simple and reduce the syrup from 15ml to 10 or so and I think it's quite nice

Nikita Lukonin

19th April 2021 at 17:36

I find it a bit oversweet, would try to reduce the sugar syrup or use the home-made Orgeat. The one from Giffard is good but tends to dominate the flavor & taste.

Jason Williams

22nd October 2020 at 00:51

Tasty! might be my new fave

K&J in Calgary

6th August 2020 at 04:12

juicy and fresh. Goes down well. A nice after work drink. Sometimes we might drizzle a little homemade grenadine. I’ve been also doing a Campari drizzle and calling it a Dress Code.