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Rum · Intermediate

Cotton Mouth Killer

Apricot, Galliano, guava, apple, and overproof rum. Nobody said restrained.

GlassTiki mug
GarnishNone
13ozMug holds 13 oz of liquidCeramic or copper, for hot drinks and mules.

Build

rum blend1¾ oz50 ml1 oz30 ml1 ½ oz45 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot liqueur2 teaspoons10 ml
Galliano2 teaspoons10 ml
Demerara Syrup2 teaspoons10 ml
apple juice1 oz30 ml⅝ oz20 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 ⅛ oz35 ml1 ⅜ oz40 ml1 ¾ oz50 ml
guava juice1½ oz45 ml⅞ oz25 ml1 ¼ oz35 ml1 ¾ oz50 ml2 ⅛ oz65 ml2 ⅝ oz80 ml
Blue Wray & Nephew2 bar spoons10 ml

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour. Written around 1¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1¾ oz50 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1¾ oz50 ml.

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Preparations

Demerara Syrup20 minutessee method

Place 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add ½ cup demerara sugar and 1 ½ cups sugar and stir until they have dissolved. Remove the pan from heat and let the syrup cool completely before using or storing.

Blue Wray & Nephew2 minutessee method

Stir three-quarters of a cup of overproof rum with a quarter cup of blue curaçao. Keeps at room temperature.

Method

  1. Add everything except the Blue Wray & Nephew to a shaker, fill it two-thirds with ice, and shake hard until cold.
  2. Fill the tiki mug with crushed ice and strain the cocktail over it.
  3. Top the cocktail with additional crushed ice and gently stir.
  4. Drizzle the Blue Wray & Nephew over the cocktail.

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