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Corn 'n' Oil in a rocks glass

Corn 'n' Oil

A Bajan cocktail with blackstrap rum and falernum.

MolassesLimeSpiced

Ingredients

  • Blackstrap Rum2 oz (60 ml)
  • Velvet Falernum0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Lime Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Angostura Bitters2 dashes

How to make it

  1. Build in a rocks glass over ice.
  2. Stir gently.

Glass: Rocks

May contain: Tree Nuts (Almonds). Always check your own bottles.

History

Corn 'n' Oil is a classic of Barbados, where dark rum is poured over ice with falernum, lime and a dash of bitters. The name comes from the way the dark, viscous falernum slicks across the rum like oil, and the drink is a fixture of Bajan rum-shop culture.

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