Tortuga

Material Components

  • 1/2 ounce orange juice
  • 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 ounce orange Curaçao
  • 1/2 ounce white créme de cacao
  • 1/4 ounce grenadine
  • 1 ounce Italian vermouth
  • 1 ounce black blended overproof rum
  • 1 ounce aged column still overproof rum

Vessel

pilsner glass

Garnish

lime wedge, cocktail cherry, and a mint sprig

Preparation

  1. Shake everything with ice cubes.
  2. Strain into a pilsner glass filled with crushed ice.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Notes

An island off the coast of Haiti, Tortuga was home of the Brethren of the Coast, a notorious coalition of buccaneers, the most famous of whom was Captain Henry Morgan himself. For this drink, Trader Vic took more inspiration from the La Florida of Havana than from any pirate swill, but there's no doubt that that the Tortuga will put you two sheets to the wind.