Name: Cajun Moon
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 25 ml Cognac (brandy); 25 ml Rum - 6-10yr old Caribbean blended rum; 15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 5 ml Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water); 1.25 ml Grenadine/pomegranate syrup; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters; 1 Hot pepper sauce (red)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Retro Coupe

Garnish:

Half lime wheel on rim dusted with Tajin seasoning/chilli flakes

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

5/6 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
5/6 fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water)
1/24 fl oz	Grenadine/pomegranate syrup (2:1)
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 drop	Hot pepper sauce (red)
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Review:

French Caribbean and Louisiana influences contribute to this rust-coloured lightly spicy Daiquiri.

History:

Created in June 2020 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cajun Moon contains 194 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
21.3% alc./vol. (42.6° proof)
18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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