Recipes

Navy Blue Blazer Cocktail

December 17, 2012

This twist on Jerry Thomas's original uses overproof rum, a spirit with a high sugar content that, when burned, lends caramel depth to the drink.Todd Coleman

A riff on perhaps the original flaming cocktail, this complex libation contains three kinds of rum. This recipe first appeared in our Jan/Feb 2013 issue along with our article Flaming Cocktails.

A riff on perhaps the original flaming cocktail, this complex libation contains three kinds of rum.

Yield: makes 2 Cocktails

Ingredients

2 oz. navy-strength rum, preferably Smith & Cross
2 oz. blackstrap rum, preferably Cruzan
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
¹⁄₂ oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. orgeat syrup
³⁄₄ oz. cinnamon syrup
1 oz. (151-proof) rum, preferably El Dorado

Instructions

Fill 2 tempered-glass mugs with boiling water; set aside for 2 minutes. Discard water; add navy-strength and blackstrap rums, juices, syrups, and 4 oz. hot water and stir. Add 151-proof rum; ignite