Ting 'n' Sting or Ting Wray

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Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz White overproof rum (unaged Jamaican/funky)
4 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Pink Grapefruit soda
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pink grapefruit slice wheel.
  3. POUR ingredients into chilled glass.
  4. Fill glass with ice and briefly stir.
  5. Garnish with grapefruit slice wheel.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Overproof rum sits well with anything fruity, in this case, with a zing of zesty grapefruit. Bring on the sun, sand and the sounds.

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Variant:

Ving – Grapefruit soda and citrus-flavoured vodka.

History:

Ting is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with grapefruit juice (from concentrate) and, in Jamaica, it is often mixed with Wray & Nephew overproof rum to make a Ting Wray or a Ting 'n' Sting. It is also mixed with citrus-flavoured vodka to create a Ving. As they'd say on the BBC, "other brands of grapefruit soda and overproof rum are available."

Nutrition:

One serving of Ting 'n' Sting or Ting Wray contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 12.4% alc./vol. (12.4° proof)
  • 22.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Spain’s Avatar Robert Spain
31st May at 21:58
A waste of W&N, at least when using Schweppes grapefruit soda.
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JAY HURON’s Avatar JAY HURON
12th January at 19:44
I've always heard this called Wray and Ting in the tiki/rum community. (though Ting Wray is pretty cute)
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Matt’s Avatar Matt
2nd October 2024 at 00:26
I like the ratios here - 3:1 works great. Fantasic way to taste the unique Wray and Nephew flavor notes while toning down the boozy heat. Exellent!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
9th July 2024 at 04:14
A perfect blend of rum and grapefruit. Strong and refreshing citrus. Unique flavour.
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