Name: St Croix Sunset
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 30 ml Apricot liqueur; 15 ml Red bitter liqueur; 30 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Vanilla sugar syrup

St Croix Sunset
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare pink grapefruit zest for garnish.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Express pink grapefruit zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Fruity and bitter sweet with flavours of apricot, orange and lemon.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2010 by Fraser Campbell, The Alchemist, Melbourne, Australia.

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Nutrition:

One serving of St Croix Sunset contains 271 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
15.87% alc./vol. (31.73° proof)
22.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Joseph McDonell

29th December at 00:07

Absolutely fantastic. Rich, complex, and easy to drink. I used a vanilla extract wash instead of Monin vanilla syrup, I don't know if that significantly changed the drink. Highly recommend.