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Jet Pilot in a hurricane glass

Jet Pilot

A potent tiki drink with multiple rums and spices.

ClassicTropicalSpicedStrong

Ingredients

  • Jamaican Rum1 oz (30 ml)
  • Demerara Rum0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Overproof Rum0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Lime Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Grapefruit Juice0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Falernum0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Cinnamon Syrup0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Angostura Bitters1 dash

How to make it

  1. Blend all ingredients with crushed ice.
  2. Pour into a tiki mug.

Glass: Hurricane

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

History

The Jet Pilot is a complex tiki cocktail derived from Don the Beachcomber's Test Pilot, codified in the 1950s. A blend of multiple rums with grapefruit, lime, cinnamon, falernum and a dash of absinthe, it is among the most prized of the layered 'Beachcomber-style' rum drinks.

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