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A Don the Beachcomber tiki classic: two rums layered with orange liqueur, spiced falernum, and lime, then finished with a drop of absinthe for an aromatic edge. Complex, potent, and deceptively smooth.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Dark Rum
- 3/4 oz White Rum
- 1/2 oz Triple Sec
- 1/2 oz Falernum
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- 1 dash Absinthe
Method
Add both rums, triple sec, falernum, lime juice, Angostura, and absinthe to a shaker with crushed ice. Shake briefly. Pour unstrained into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Invented by Donn Beach circa 1941. Documented in Jeff Berry's Beachbum Berry Remixed (2010) and Victor Bergeron's Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide (1972). Difford's Guide recipe AP746R. Beach frequently modified his recipes; multiple historical variants exist with differing ingredients and proportions.