Beverages

Navy Blue Blazer Cocktail

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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:

  1. 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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