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John Hinojos
United States
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Pink grapefruit juice
Créole Shrubb liqueur
Cherry brandy
Pimento dram
Navy rum (ideally 54.5% alc./vol.)
Dark/black rum
Jamaican OP aged rum
Caribbean rum 3-5yo
Navy rum (ideally 54.5% alc./vol.)
Créole Shrubb liqueur
Dark/black rum
Pimento dram
Orange bitters
Aromatic bitters
Orange juice
Chilled water
Rye whiskey 50% abv
Bénédictine D.O.M.
Aromatic bitters
Absinthe
Cognac (brandy)
Calvados apple brandy
Apricot liqueur
Cherry brandy
Chilled water
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John Hinojos
As it is fresh cherry season, had this as an after dinner cocktail with fresh cherries as the garnish. It was wonderful. Makes a great after dinner martini.
Nice cocktail. Was needing to use some leftover red wine and this worked perfectly. When mixed, it does a sweet flavour and tastes somewhat like a lower end Port wine. It was good.
Next time I would put some citrus juice and make it more in a sangria style.
Next time I would put some citrus juice and make it more in a sangria style.
Since most Tiki drinks are overly sweet, we eliminated the sugar syrup and used a mixture of dark Jamaican rum and Guyana rum. Our rum was Hamilton Strong Water Lost Voyage rum. Strong Water is a new tiki bar in Southern California and this rum was blended for them. It is outstanding in a cocktail or over ice.
Used a Barbados amber rum instead of a silver rum. Omitted the sugar syrup to reduce the sweetness. This was wonderful. A bit like a daiquiri, but I would suggest to experiment with various types of rums. Great cocktail.