Passion fruit syrup. The answer my friends is always anything with passion fruit syrup. If orgeat is the Mickey Mantle of tiki cocktail mixers, then passion fruit syrup must be the Stan Musial. While I do occasionally feel overwhelmed when perusing large collections of tiki cocktail recipes, any recipe listing passion fruit instantly captures my attention and is dog-eared for future reference. From Beachbum Berry's Potions of the Caribbean comes today's libation - the Siboney.
Ingredients
- 1.0 ounce dark Jamaican rum (0.75 ounces Appleton 12 year and 0.25 ounces Wray & Nephew Overproof for this particular mixing session)
- 0.5 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 0.5 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
- 0.5 ounces passion fruit syrup
Composition
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice, and shake vigorously until the shaker is well chilled. Strain into your favorite glassware, stemware preferred.
Commentary
Ahhhh, this is a delicious concoction where the passion fruit syrup is the shining star. While I have complete respect for Appleton's 12 year offering, I feel it needs a boost in two areas: its ethanol punch and the funkiness associated with Jamaican rums. Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum ticks both of those boxes. Other personal favorite Jamaican rum 'boosters' that I use interchangeably are Planteray Xaymaca Special Dry, Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum, and Two James Doctor Bird Jamaica Rum. Any of these 'funky' Jamaican rums can be used to supplant a portion of the Jamaican rum called for in a recipe. I have a few more passion fruit infused posts in the hopper, cheers until then folks.
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| From Potions of the Caribbean by Jeff Berry |
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| Stay passionate my friends |
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