Cocktail Corner: Rum Runner
Oh, there’s a crappy concentrate product you could buy—just add Bacardi rum!—from Barcardi. But better to make your own. This is the closest recipe I’ve found to Captain Tony’s Saloon in Key West, which is my benchmark for the Platonic Ideal of rum runners. If you know of a better one, please share it in comments:
RUM RUNNER
(serves several regular folks or one extremely drunk person)
• 9 oz dark rum (I use Appleton)
• 4.5 oz blackberry brandy
• 4.5 oz banana liqueur
• Healthy splash of Grenadine
• 9 oz. orange juice
• 9 oz. pineapple juice
Regarding the hurricane glass: The company I worked for during Florida’s hurricane summer of 2004 gave all employees a commemorative glass. I still see my neighbor’s roof flying off and remember the sensation of making coffee on the grill every time I see it. Good times!
Anyhoo, enjoy your rum runners, and remember to leave all your most salacious Governor Palin rumors in comments. Happy 4th!
Posted by Betty Cracker on 07/03/09 at 08:37 PM • Permalink
Categories: Booze •
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