Name: Jet Pilot
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml OP high ester aged pot still rum; 22.5 ml Overproof aged light rum; 22.5 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 7.5 ml Cinnamon syrup; 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 2 dash Absinthe; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1&frasl;4 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415)

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)

3/4 fl oz

Overproof aged light-bodied rum (low-ester, 2-5 years old)

3/4 fl oz

Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)

1/2 fl oz

Difford's Falernum liqueur

1/4 fl oz

Monin Cinnamon Syrup

1/2 fl oz

Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

1/2 fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

2 dash

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

¹⁄₄ barspoon

Xanthan gum (E415) (optional)

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Method

DRY BLEND (without ice) first 9 ingredients (all but Xanthan gum) on a slow setting and then gradually add Xanthan while continuing to blend.

Add 7oz scoop of crushed ice and BLEND some more.

POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

2.5 standard drinks
30.98% alc./vol. (61.95° proof)
34.5 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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James Kittock Premium Member 19w

I went with 1 oz Hamilton Pot Still Black and 3/4 oz each of Planteray OFTD and Kōloa Gold. Use homemade rich cinnamon syrup, and a dash each of Ango and La Fee absinthe along with the juices and Taylor’s velvet Falernum. Didn’t have any xanthan gum… Flash blended. It was so balanced and delicious. Will definitely be having again!

Jose Cruz 1y

is a great tiki drink on its own right, that being said i say the zombie is better, whats not better with 30 ml pineaple anyways ? :P After blending i added 15ml grenadine to mine (mines is high juice) and squeezed the rest of the lime to total lime 22.5ml, a even better cocktail to my taste , if im ever craving a zombie without pineapple id revisit this comment xD

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

I had this for the first time 3 weeks ago as my opening drink at False Idol. Made me want to stay for a few.

Sameer Saxena 2y

I really enjoy this spec which for me the rum split is 1oz smith and cross 3/4oz plantation oftd and 3/4oz Bacardi ocho. I also really enjoy 1oz plantation 5, 3/4 oz plantation oftd or Hamilton 151, 3/4oz lemon hart 1804. I did make your previous spec with 1 2/3oz smith and cross and 3/4oz plantation 3 star and was very happy with. The jet pilot is just such a classic recipe which allows a creative mixer room to truly experience rum

Evan Miller 2y

This says it’s supposed to have three rums but only two are listed in the recipe.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Thanks for bringing to my attention. The first two runs were combined in the recipe, but I've now separated them.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

This is outstanding. Sort of a Mai Tai and Zombie with cinnamon. We drink a lot of rum (have over 20 different rums) and we would definitely make this again. Very strong, but easy to drink. Flavours blended well together.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

The think I liked about this from a Zombie, is that you can taste the alcohol more. None of the pineapple juice and grenadine. Flavours of the rum come through more.