Ruminating Rumigator

This original cocktail was crafted by Jason Holmes (@jason_._holmes) for our July Summer Awards in 2021, taking home our 1st place prize.

Let's just cut to the chase—this cocktail's artful and one-of-a-kind garnish is among the most captivating uses of citrus peel we've ever seen! The minimal, refined photo is eye-catching, and the recipe offers a complex and craveable flavor profile.

Ingredients:

• ¼ oz Tropical Passionfruit Syrup
• ¼ oz Sugarcane Kola Syrup
• 1 ½ oz Jamaican rum
• ½ oz cognac
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ¼ oz medium bitter amaro (Luxardo)

Instructions:

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker
• Add ice and shake hard for 10 seconds
• Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice

Glass:

• rocks

Garnish:

• hand-carved gator
  

Photo:

Jason Holmes (@jason_._holmes)