Gooney Goo-Goo Cocktail

Name: Gooney Goo-Goo Cocktail
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz. port, preferably Warre's Otima; 1 oz. fresh orange juice; 3 ⁄ 4 oz. fresh lime juice, plus 1/2 of a lime; 1 ⁄ 4 oz. fresh grapefruit juice; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. cognac, preferably Pierre Ferrand 1840; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. cinnamon syrup; 1 ⁄ 4 oz. orgeat syrup; 5 drops Bittermen's Elemakule bitters; 1 ⁄ 2 lime; 1 ⁄ 2 oz. dark rum, preferably Plantation overproof; 1 stick cinnamon, for grating

Serves
makes 1 cocktail

TODD COLEMAN

This aromatic tiki-style cocktail is topped with a lit garnish, whose flame adds potency to the cinnamon sprinkled on top of the drink. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2013 issue along with our article Flaming Cocktails.

Ingredients

1 oz. port, preferably Warre's Otima
1 oz. fresh orange juice
³⁄₄ oz. fresh lime juice, plus 1/2 of a lime
¹⁄₄ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
¹⁄₂ oz. cognac, preferably Pierre Ferrand 1840
¹⁄₄ tsp. cinnamon syrup
¹⁄₄ oz. orgeat syrup
5 drops Bittermen's Elemakule bitters
¹⁄₂ lime
¹⁄₂ oz. dark rum, preferably Plantation overproof
1 stick cinnamon, for grating

Instructions

Step 1

Combine port, juices, cognac, syrups, and bitters in a shaker filled with ice; shake, and strain into a ceramic tiki mug filled with ice. Hollow out the lime half; turn inside out. Float on top of the cocktail, and fill with rum; ignite. While flame is lit, grate cinnamon over the top.