Cocktail Recipes

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2 oz Clément Select Barrel · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, muddle lime with syrup, add rum and a single large ice cube.

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2 oz Novo Fogo Two Years Barrel-Aged Cachaça, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1), 0.25 oz yellow Chartreuse, 1 dash Angostura bitters. Shake hard with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Bielle Rhum Vieux 3 Ans, 1 barspoon demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice for 20 seconds, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, and express an orange peel over the top before dropping it in.

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2 oz Rhum Rhum PMG Blanc, 1 barspoon fresh cane syrup (sirop de canne), 1 thick disc of lime pressed lightly to express oil. Combine in a rocks glass, stir gently three times, no ice. Serve as chacun prépare sa propre mort — each drinker adjusts to taste.

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2 oz Habitation Velier Hampden HLCF · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice · Double strain into chilled coupe

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2 oz Savanna Créol Rhum Agricole Blanc, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, 1 barspoon cane syrup (sirop de canne), 2 dashes celery bitters. Build in a rocks glass over one large cube, express lime peel over the top, and drop it in. Stir gently and serve.

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2 oz Chalong Bay Double Barrel Aged Rum, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz lemongrass-ginger syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel and a bruised lemongrass stalk.

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2 oz Kōloa Kaua'i Reserve • 0.75 oz fresh lime juice • 0.5 oz pineapple juice • 0.5 oz orgeat • 0.25 oz allspice dram. Shake with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a rocks glass. Garnish with a pineapple frond and freshly grated nutmeg.

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2 oz Botran Reserva 15, 1 barspoon demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice for 30 seconds, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass. Express an orange peel over the drink and drop in.

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2 oz El Dorado Single Still Port Mourant, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz demerara syrup (2:1), 0.25 oz Amaro Nonino, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with an expressed orange peel.

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2 oz Hampden Estate 46 · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Chalong Bay Pure Series Original, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz lemongrass-ginger syrup, 3 kaffir lime leaves (lightly clapped). Shake with ice, double-strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a single floating lime leaf.

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2 oz Avuá Amburana Cachaça, 0.25 oz demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice for 30 seconds, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, express an orange peel and drop in.

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2 oz Barbancourt Three Star, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1), 0.25 oz Cynar. Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Damoiseau Rhum Vieux 5 Year, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz cane syrup, 0.25 oz orange curaçao, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a flamed orange peel.

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2 oz Hampden Overproof Gold · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Karukera Rhum Vieux Agricole L'Expression, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz falernum, 0.25 oz honey syrup (2:1), 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain over crushed ice in a rocks glass, garnish with a lime wheel and grated nutmeg.

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Cinder & Cane — 2 oz Savanna Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 5 Year, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz demerara syrup, 0.25 oz Amaro Nonino, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, express an orange peel over the top and discard.

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2 oz Dictador 12 Year · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes mole bitters · Stir with ice, strain over a large rock, garnish with an orange twist.

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2 oz Clairin Le Rocher Ansyen · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, add a single large ice cube, stir briefly, garnish with a lime disc.

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2 oz Mount Gay 1703 Master Select, 1 tsp demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir over a large ice cube for 30 seconds; strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Express an orange peel and drop in.

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2 oz Plantation Fiji 2017 · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz pineapple syrup · Shake with ice, double strain into chilled coupe, garnish with pineapple leaf.

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2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel, 1 barspoon demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir over a large ice cube; express an orange peel over the glass and drop in. Optional: rinse the glass with a few drops of mezcal for added smoke.

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2 oz Vulcão Grogue, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz cane syrup, 3 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake hard with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel and a single grind of black pepper.

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2 oz Père Labat 8 Year · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Clairin Casimir Ansyen 30 Mois · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Barbancourt 8 Year · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Transcontinental Jamaica WP 2016 · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz orgeat · 0.5 oz orange curaçao · Shake vigorously with crushed ice, pour into a rocks glass, garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.

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2 oz Hampden Estate 5 Year · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz simple syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe, no garnish.

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2 oz Clairin Communal Le Rocher · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, add a single ice cube, stir gently.

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1.5 oz Worthy Park Overproof · 0.5 oz aged Jamaican rum · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz simple syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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1.5 oz Rum Fire · 1.5 oz pineapple juice · 0.75 oz Campari · 0.5 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake with ice, strain into a tiki mug over crushed ice, garnish with a pineapple leaf.

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1.5 oz Ron Zacapa Edición Negra · 1 oz Carpano Antica Formula · 0.75 oz Campari · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with an orange peel.

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2 oz Real McCoy 5 Year Old · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into chilled coupe, garnish with lime wheel.

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2 oz Plantation Xaymaca · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake vigorously with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Plantation 9 Year · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake with ice, double strain into chilled coupe, garnish with lime wheel.

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2 oz Hampden Estate Rum Fire · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz simple syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Clairin Communal Sajous · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, stir briefly, add a single large ice cube. Garnish with a spent lime disk.

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2 oz Clairin Communal Vaval · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, add a single large ice cube, stir briefly, garnish with a lime disc.

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1.5 oz Saint James Coeur de Chauffe, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz cane syrup, 3 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake hard with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel and a single basil leaf. A high-proof Ti' Punch in cocktail clothing.

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2 oz Plantation Grande Réserve · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao · 0.25 oz orgeat · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with crushed ice, pour unstrained into a rocks glass, garnish with a spent lime shell and mint sprig.

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2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in rocks glass, add single large ice cube, stir briefly.

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2 oz Clairin Casimir Ansyen · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc · Squeeze lime disc into rocks glass, add cane syrup and clairin, stir briefly, serve neat or with a single ice cube.

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2 oz Plantation Haiti 2013 · 0.75 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Trois Rivières Cuvée de l'Océan · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc (squeezed and dropped in) · Build in a rocks glass, no ice, stir briefly. Add ice only if desired.

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2 oz Appleton Estate · 0.25 oz Demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over a large ice cube in a rocks glass, garnish with an expressed orange peel.

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2 oz Rhum J.M Blanc 50 · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc (squeezed and dropped in) · No ice — combine in a rocks glass, stir briefly, and serve at room temperature.

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2 oz Foursquare Premise · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir with ice, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, garnish with an orange peel.

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2 oz El Dorado 15 · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain into rocks glass with large cube, garnish with orange peel.

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2 oz Worthy Park 12 Year Old · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Clairin Casimir · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, stir briefly, add one large ice cube or serve neat.

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2 oz Rhum J.M Cuvée 1845 · 0.25 oz cane syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with an expressed orange peel.

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2 oz Appleton 12 Year Old · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Rum-Bar Gold · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Clairin Le Rocher · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, stir briefly, add a single large ice cube.

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2 oz Worthy Park Select · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz simple syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Trois Rivières VSOP · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc (squeezed and dropped in) · Build in rocks glass, stir briefly, no ice or serve with a single large cube depending on preference.

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2 oz Hamilton 86 Demerara Rum, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz demerara syrup (2:1). Shake hard with ice, double-strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Privateer Navy Yard · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes mole bitters · 1 dash Angostura · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a single large cube, garnish with an expressed orange peel.

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2 oz Clairin Vaval · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc (squeezed) · Build in a rocks glass, stir briefly, no ice or over a single cube as preferred.

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1.5 oz Hampden Estate 8 Year Cask Strength · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, double-strain into chilled coupe.

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1.5 oz Hampden Great House · 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice · 0.75 oz Campari · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice, garnish with a pineapple frond.

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2 oz Plantation Original Dark · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 4 oz ginger beer · Build in a tall glass over ice, float rum on top, garnish with a lime wheel.

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1.5 oz Plantation Gran Añejo · 0.75 oz Campari · 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice · 0.5 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, garnish with a pineapple wedge.

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2 oz Clément Première Canne · 1 disc of fresh lime (cut a coin-sized piece, express oils and drop in) · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, no ice — stir and sip. Add a single cube if preferred.

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2 oz Plantation Barbados 5 Year · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass, garnish with an orange peel.

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2 oz Havana Club 7 · 0.75 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Foursquare Détente · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz Demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with a lime wheel.

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1.5 oz Worthy Park 2013 · 0.75 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · 0.25 oz allspice dram · Shake hard with ice, strain over crushed ice, garnish with grated nutmeg and a lime wheel.

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2 oz Diplomático Mantuano · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake vigorously with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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2 oz Barbancourt 15 · 0.75 oz Cointreau · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with an orange twist.

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1 oz Appleton Estate 8 Year Old · 1 oz sweet vermouth · 1 oz Campari · Stir over ice, strain into a rocks glass with a large cube, garnish with an orange twist.

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2 oz Foursquare Sagacity · 0.5 oz Pedro Ximénez sherry · 0.25 oz vanilla syrup · 2 dashes mole bitters · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a single large cube, garnish with an orange peel.

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2 oz Probitas Rum · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz simple syrup · Shake vigorously with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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1.5 oz Velier Tiger Shark · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz passion fruit syrup · 0.25 oz grenadine · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake hard with ice, strain over crushed ice in a tiki mug, garnish with a mint sprig.

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2 oz Doorly's 12 Year Old · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Stir over ice, strain into rocks glass with large cube, garnish with expressed orange peel.

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1.5 oz Hampden Estate Overproof · 1.5 oz pineapple juice · 0.75 oz Campari · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.

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2 oz Plantation Isle of Fiji · 1 oz coconut cream · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz pineapple juice · Shake hard with ice, strain into a tiki mug, top with crushed ice and a grated nutmeg garnish.

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The Probitas Daiquiri: 2 oz Probitas, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 0.75 oz simple syrup. Shake, double-strain into chilled coupe.

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no garnish, no dilution, just cane, lime, and estate rhum.

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"The Merchant’s Mai Tai": Combine 2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz orange curaçao, and 0.25 oz orgeat in a shaker with crushed ice. Shake briefly and pour unstrained into a double rocks glass. Garnish with a spent lime shell and a mint sprig. This rum was literally designed for this cocktail — and it shows.

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"The Dark 'n' Stormy" (trademarked by Goslings): Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour 4 oz Goslings Stormy Ginger Beer (or any quality ginger beer). Float 2 oz Goslings Black Seal on top by pouring slowly over the back of a spoon. Garnish with a lime wedge. Do not stir — let the dark rum cascade through the ginger beer.

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The Dickens Daiquiri: 2 oz Plantation Pineapple, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz rich demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, double-strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a dehydrated pineapple ring.

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The Forgotten Daiquiri: Combine 2 oz Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, and 0.5 oz demerara syrup. Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.

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McCoy Daiquiri: Combine 2 oz The Real McCoy 12 with 0.75 oz fresh lime juice and 0.5 oz simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake hard and strain into a chilled coupe.

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The Martinique Ti’ Punch: 2 oz Clément VSOP, 0.5 oz cane syrup, 1 lime disc.

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The Navy Daiquiri: 2 oz Smith & Cross · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Lime wheel. Shake vigorously with ice, fine strain into a chilled coupe.

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The 1824 Daiquiri: 2 oz Angostura 1824 · 3/4 oz fresh lime juice · 1/2 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe.

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The 1888 Espresso

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— The Estate Daiquiri: 2 oz Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Lime wheel garnish. Shake vigorously with ice, strain into a chilled coupe.

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Abuelo Daiquiri: Combine 2 oz Ron Abuelo 7 Year Old, 1 oz fresh lime juice, and 0.75 oz simple syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake hard and strain into a chilled coupe.

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The Hacienda Old Fashioned: 2 oz Ron del Barrilito Three Star · 0.25 oz demerara syrup · 3 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Orange peel expressed.

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The Painkiller: 2 oz Pusser’s · 4 oz pineapple juice · 1 oz cream of coconut · 1 oz orange juice.

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The Bajan Daiquiri: 2 oz Doorly's XO · ¾ oz fresh lime juice · ½ oz simple syrup. Shake hard with ice, double-strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish — let the rum speak for itself.

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The Joy Sling: 1.5 oz Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary · 1/2 oz cherry liqueur · 1/4 oz fresh lemon juice · 2 oz chilled water · 1 dash Angostura bitters. Build over a tall glass filled with ice. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with a lemon twist and maraschino cherry.

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Griot (Haitian fried pork) with pikliz (spicy pickled cabbage)

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The Pelée Ti' Punch: In a rocks glass, place one barspoon of cane syrup. Add the zest disk of one lime, press it into the syrup with a muddler. Add 2 oz Rhum J.M VSOP. No ice.

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Hampden Jungle Bird: Combine 1.5 oz Hampden 8, 0.75 oz Campari, 1.5 oz fresh pineapple juice, 0.5 oz fresh lime juice, and 0.5 oz demerara syrup. Shake with ice.

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The Exceptional Old Fashioned: 2 oz Foursquare 2008 · 1 demerara sugar cube · 3 dashes Angostura · 1 dash orange bitters.

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The Cognac Coast: 2 oz Plantation XO · ½ oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao · ¼ oz demerara syrup · 2 dashes orange bitters · 1 dash Angostura bitters. Stir over ice, strain into a rocks glass with one large cube. Garnish with a wide orange peel. The Curaçao bridges the rum and Cognac influences.

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The Volcanic Daiquiri: 2 oz Flor de Caña 12 · 1 oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz demerara syrup · pinch of smoked salt. Shake hard with ice, double strain into a coupe. The smoked salt amplifies the rum’s volcanic mineral quality, and the 12-year depth turns a simple daiquiri into something profound.

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The Demerara Daiquiri: 2 oz El Dorado 12 · 1 oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz demerara syrup. Shake hard with ice, double strain into a coupe. The aged rum’s complexity transforms the daiquiri from a beach drink into a serious cocktail.

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The Guatemalan Old Fashioned: 2 oz Ron Zacapa 23 · 1 bar spoon demerara syrup · 2 dashes chocolate bitters · 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice 30 seconds, strain over a large ice cube. Garnish with an expressed orange peel. The solera complexity makes this an Old Fashioned that needs almost nothing else.

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The Nassau Dark ’n’ Stormy: 2 oz Appleton Estate 12 · 4 oz ginger beer · 1/2 oz fresh lime juice · 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Build in a tall glass over ice. Float the rum on top.

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The Coral Reef Old Fashioned: 2 oz Mount Gay XO · 1 bar spoon demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash chocolate bitters · Express an orange peel over the glass and drop in. Stir over a large cube.

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The Venezuelan Old Fashioned: 2 oz Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva · 1 bar spoon demerara syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 1 dash orange bitters · Orange peel garnish. Stir with ice, strain over a large cube.

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2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen 30 Mois · 0.5 oz cane syrup · 1 lime disc · Muddle lime disc with cane syrup, add clairin, stir briefly, serve neat without ice.

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2 oz Monte Tchota Grogue Reserva, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz honey syrup (2:1), 3 dashes celery bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lime wheel and a pinch of sea salt.

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2 oz Djarfogo Grogue, 0.25 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 tsp cane syrup (sirop de canne). Combine in a rocks glass, stir briefly, add a single large ice cube. Express a lime peel over the top.

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2 oz Grogue Rabelados, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz cane syrup (1:1), 3 dashes celery bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lime wheel and a single sage leaf.

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2 oz Grogue Nascente, 1 tsp mel de cana (Cape Verdean cane honey) or dark molasses syrup, 3 dashes fresh lime juice. Stir gently in a small tumbler until the honey dissolves. No ice — traditional ponche is served neat, temperate, and unhurried. Garnish with a curl of lime peel.

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1.5 oz Hampden Estate Trelawny Endeavour · 0.5 oz Smith & Cross · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, double strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen 42 Mois · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz cane syrup · Stir briefly in a rocks glass with a single large ice cube, garnish with a spent lime shell.

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2 oz Hampden Estate Dunbar · 0.75 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, double-strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a lime wheel.

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1.5 oz Savanna Lontan Grand Arôme 10, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz falernum, 0.25 oz demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with crushed ice, pour unstrained into a rocks glass, garnish with a charred pineapple wedge and mint sprig.

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2 oz Clairin Ansyen Le Rocher · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 0.75 oz passion fruit syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.

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1 oz L'Esprit de Neisson, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz cane syrup, 3 dashes Angostura bitters, 2 basil leaves. Muddle basil gently, add remaining ingredients, shake with ice, double-strain into a coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel.

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0.75 oz Long Pond TECA 2007, 1.25 oz aged agricole, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice, 0.5 oz demerara syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Shake with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with a flamed orange peel.

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2 oz Hampden 7 Year · 1 oz lime juice · 0.75 oz demerara syrup · 0.5 oz orange curaçao · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · Shake hard with ice, strain into a tiki mug over crushed ice, garnish with a mint bouquet and grated nutmeg.

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2 oz Cane Island Panama 12; 1 barspoon demerara syrup; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 dash orange bitters. Stir over a large cube for 20 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Express an orange peel over the surface and drop in.

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2 oz Clairin Sajous Ansyen 36 Mois · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass over a single large ice cube, express a lime disc and drop in.

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1.5 oz Hampden Estate 7 Year · 1.5 oz pineapple juice · 0.75 oz Campari · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake with ice, strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass, garnish with a pineapple wedge.

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2 oz Clairin Ansyen Le Rocher · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz cane syrup · Build in a rocks glass, stir briefly, add one large ice cube.

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1.5 oz Hampden LFCH 2017 · 1.5 oz pineapple juice · 0.75 oz Campari · 0.5 oz lime juice · 0.5 oz demerara syrup · Shake hard with ice, strain over fresh ice, garnish with a pineapple wedge.