This twist on Jerry Thomas’s original uses overproof rum, a spirit with a high sugar content that, when burned, lends caramel depth to the drink.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. navy-strength rum, preferably Smith & Cross (available at Drink Up NY)
- 2 oz. blackstrap rum, preferably Cruzan (available at Drink Up NY)
- 1½ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
- ½ oz. fresh lime juice
- 1 oz. orgeat syrup
- ¾ oz. cinnamon syrup (see recipe)
- 1 oz. 151-proof rum, preferably El Dorado (available at Amazon.com)
Instructions:
- Fill 2 tempered-glass mugs with boiling water; set aside for 2 minutes. Discard water; add navy-strength and blackstrap rums, juices, syrups, and 4 oz. hot water and stir. Add 151-proof rum; ignite
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