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A potent tiki legend: three rums layered with lime, falernum, a grapefruit-and-cinnamon Donn's Mix, grenadine, and a whisper of absinthe. Don Beachcomber famously limited patrons to two. Now you know why.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Dark Rum
- 1 1/2 oz Aged Rum
- 1 oz Demerara Rum
- 2/3 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Falernum
- 1/3 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 1 barspoon Cinnamon Syrup
- 1 tsp Grenadine
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- 1 dash Absinthe
Method
Add all ingredients to a blender with a scoop of crushed ice. Flash-blend briefly, then pour into a hurricane glass and top with more crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and pineapple wedge.
Created by Donn Beach at Don the Beachcomber's, Hollywood, in 1934. Original formula documented in Dick Santiago's bartender notebook (1930s, provided to Beachbum Berry in 2005, published in Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari): three rum types (approximately 1.5 oz gold Jamaican/Puerto Rican + 1 oz overproof Demerara), lime juice, falernum, Don's Mix (grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup), grenadine, absinthe (Pernod), and Angostura bitters, blended with crushed ice. Recipes and preparation methods have since evolved; modern versions (per Difford's Guide #2131) incorporate additional tropical juices and syrups with different proportions.
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