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Bananarama
Funky cachaça with rum and corn liqueur with the all-important banana flavours contributed by fresh overripe banana and banana liqueur
Simon Sedgley
22nd August at 14:01
We added just a very, very gentle splash of Licor 43 for a vanilla note.
21st August at 17:35
To commemorate their legendary live 21 August 2021 concert at Kenwood house we are drinking a Bananarama (we might have had some very ripe bananas to use up too😁🍌! What a coincidence!)
We don't have corn syrup so I used navy rum instead.
We don't have corn syrup so I used navy rum instead.
5th December 2024 at 16:34
The step in the recipe when ingredients 4 to 7 are added seems to be missing. To be inserted between 3. and 4., right?
10th January 2025 at 13:38
From what I remember you're right, the rest of the ingredients go in the shaker before step 4. I think there's been an automated standardisation to most of the recipes and some of them have got a bit muddled.
1st December 2024 at 23:24
Love this one. It’s my kind of digestif. Crisp, complex and contemplative.
8th September 2024 at 21:12
Simon, please can you tell me what you are using or thinking of when you say "Caribbean blended rum aged 3-5 years"?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
9th September 2024 at 07:34
I used Bacardi Añejo Cuatro.
8th February 2024 at 23:38
If you want to try an interesting variant of this… swap the rum for some Skrewball Peanut-butter Whiskey. I’d say it’s not as complex but if you like peanut butter on your banana or are looking to channel your inner Elvis - it’s not half bad.
15th July 2022 at 17:45
Exquisite. I used my super fine strainer jug and let the cocktail seep through slowly. Beautifully balanced. Complex yet approachable. Kudos Simon.