Fog Cutter
Tiki's death wish
A three-spirit tiki classic — light rum, brandy, and gin over lemon, orange, and orgeat, finished with a float of Amontillado sherry. Complex, balanced, and deceptively strong.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz White Rum
- 1/2 oz Brandy
- 1/2 oz Gin
- 1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 1/2 oz Orgeat
- 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Amontillado Sherry
Method
Shake the white rum, brandy, gin, lemon juice, orange juice, orgeat, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a highball over fresh ice. Float the Amontillado sherry on top. Garnish with an orange wheel.
Created by Victor Bergeron (Trader Vic), published in his bartender's guides in the mid-1940s (sources cite both 1946 and 1947 editions). Original recipe: rum, brandy, gin, citrus juices, orgeat, and sherry float. Per Difford's Guide #778. Competing origin claims exist from Edna Fogcutter's and Don the Beachcomber's; Bergeron receives primary credit. Modern versions incorporate pisco.
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