Cinnamon Girl

Material Components

  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 ounce orange Curaçao
  • 1/2 ounce Demerara sugar syrup
  • 1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup
  • 1 1/4 ounces aged column still overproof rum
  • 1/2 ounce black blended overproof rum
  • 10 ounces crushed ice

Vessel

large snifter or Tiki vessel

Garnish

orchid

Preparation

  1. Put everything in a blender.
  2. Blend for about five seconds.
  3. Pour unstrained into a large snifter or Tiki vessel.

Notes

A last minute substitution of cinnamon syrup for half of the demerara sugar called for in the original recipe raised this Cinnamon Girl from the depths of the Tasman Sea.

I had to sub in a half-ounce of cinnamon syrup (and 1 1/4 ounces of Privateer Navy Yard Rum instead of 1 ounce of Bacardi or Cruzan 151). I have to say, it's delicious. Later, I found myself singing "Cinnamon Girl" by Neil Young, and since the Tasman Sea was itself based on a drink called the Lady Love, it seemed like the right name for this spicy variation.