Coronado Luau Special

Material Components

  • 3 ounces orange juice
  • 2 ounces fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ounce sugar syrup
  • 1 ounce aged pot still rum
  • 1 ounce lightly aged column still rum
  • 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
  • 1/2 ounce brandy
  • 1/4 ounce orgeat syrup
  • 4 ounces crushed ice

Vessel

hurricane glass or tiki mug

Garnish

anything and everything you can think of

Preparation

  1. Put everything into a blender.
  2. Blend at high speed for no more than five seconds.
  3. Pour unstrained into a hurricane glass or Tiki mug.

Notes

The Grog Log entry for the Coronado Luau Special had me stumped. Beachbum Berry's description didn't include a word about garnish, but the accompanying photo is a riot of citrus, tropic leaves, flowers, and more. I felt I couldn't try the drink without an attempt at recreating that captivating explosion of color and Tiki style. Well I'm happy to say that I finally worked up the nerve, because the drink itself is special, indeed.

I used Plantation Xaymaca and Bacardi's Gran Reserva 10 in this beauty. It was almost a shame to drink it, but that doesn't mean it lasted very long.