Blade Runner

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1⁄2 oz Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
2 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Review:

Tangy and fruity but not too sweet.

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History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2005 at Zoulou Bar, Berlin, Germany.

Nutrition:

One serving of Blade Runner contains 241 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 14.13% alc./vol. (14.13° proof)
  • 24.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
7th September 2024 at 01:12
Gave me an opportunity to use some of my rum. Used Denizen 8 year and Lemon Hart 151. Omitted the sugar syrup entirely as our pineapple juice is very sweet.
Cocktail had a definite Caribbean hint and you could taste the rums. Perfect on a hot, late summer night.
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Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
31st January 2023 at 05:20
did 50 ml malibu and 20 overproof room instead, subbed 7.5 ml simple syrup for 15 ml agave syrup, not sure what the heck i made but is damn good ;)
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Christopher Wilson’s Avatar Christopher Wilson
10th May 2022 at 01:27
Mildly boozy but refreshing. This is a very good way to feature the funky Smith & Cross in a balanced way, though I used 1/4 oz. instead of 1/2 oz. and it was plenty. Was using Plantation 5 yr. instead of Bacardi, too.
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