Another one from Cuba: the Hotel Nacional Special: 3 or 4 (1-inch square) pineapple chunks 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.50 natural apricot liqueur (such as Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur or Gifford Abricot du Roussillon)…
Daisy de Santiago
From Cuba comes the Daisy de Santiago: 1.0 ounce lime juice 1.5 teaspoons SC Demerara Syrup 1.0 ounce seltzer 0.5 ounce Yellow Chartreuse 1.5 ounces blended lightly aged rum Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Add cracked or…
Three Dots and A Dash
Morse code for Victory, it’s Three Dots and a Dash: 0.50 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce orange juice 0.50 ounce SC Honey Syrup 0.25 ounce John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum 0.25 ounce St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram 1.50 ounces cane AOC…
Hurricane
In honor of Mardi Gras, I made a Hurricane: 2 ounces lemon juice 2 ounces SC Passion Fruit Syrup 4 ounces black blended rum Combine all of the ingredients in a drink mixer tin. Fill with 12 ounces of crushed…
Golden Gun
Courtesy of the Cocktail Wonk, it’s the Golden Gun: 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce grapefruit juice 0.50 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.50 ounce natural apricot liqueur (such as Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur or Gifford Abricot du Roussillon) 1.00…
Planter’s Punch
From Smuggler’s Cove comes Planter’s Punch: 1.00 ounce lime juice 0.75 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.25 ounce St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram 3.00 ounces blended aged rum (Jamaica) 2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine all ingredients in a drink mixer tin with…
SC Demerara Syrup
A staple in many of the Smuggler’s Cove drinks: 2 cups water 1 cup demerara sugar 3 cups granulated sugar Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add the demerara sugar and stir vigorously with…