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Outrigger
Best described as a "Rum Sidecar", like the classic Sidecar , this cocktail is a tad on the sour side unless sipped through a sugared rim. Altogether a...
Jonathan Goldthorpe
21st February at 16:01
I love the balance in the outrigger. So simple and delicious. Also I’ve started putting that tiny pinch of salt in. A game changer
30th July 2025 at 01:56
Had again. I mixed Barbados golden rum and Jamaican rum. Kept it dry and it was perfect.
14th April 2023 at 18:24
I used also rum from Barbados and imho found the sugar rim absolutely necessary. Depending on your fruit it could be necessary to reduce it a bit.
29th July 2022 at 00:09
Rum Sidecar is a good description. Nicely sour, but the sweetness will vary depending on how much sugar adulteration has been done to the rum. We use Barbados rum as Barbados restricts the adulteration of the rum.