Take The Long Way Home
Recipe:
- 30ml aged rum (preferably Angostura 5yo)
- 22,5ml sercial Madeira (preferably Blandy's 5yo)
- 22,5ml grapefruit juice
- 15ml maraschino liqueur (preferably Luxardo)
- 4-5 mint leaves
Shake with ice until sufficiently chilled, fine strain into a prechilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint leaf.
I'll quote directly from PUNCH, as it summarizes the whole thing well: “This rum drink was created for a ‘Yacht Rock Sundays’ blog event. A small amount of maraschino liqueur helps accent the caramel of the rum and the nuttiness of the Madeira.”
A nice drink that shows Madeira in an unusual combination. Refreshing, light thanks to the high Madeira and juice content, yet with a certain depth thanks to the maraschino and rum, which can also be something even stronger than the Angostura recommended in the original recipe, in my humble opinion.
Source: Fred Yarm, Our Fathers, Boston, USA
