Jet Pilot
This recipe is adapted from the Smugglers Recipe and the OG recipe created in 1958 at the Luau in Beverly Hills, a tiki bar owned by actor Steve Crane. More on liquor.com.
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I never got a chance to try the iconic Jet Pilot at Smugglers Cove on my last visit, but; I picked up some fresh grapefruit this week, so I decided to give this one a go at home. A lot of ingredients on the list but they all come together rather beautifully. While the rums I used are not the suggested ones but rather ones I had on hand, they made for a very enjoyable and flavour packed drink. Jet Pilot indeed!! Cheers…
Ingredients:
1oz black blended rum (I used Planteray original)
0.75oz Jamaican OP rum (Worthy Park Rum Bar)
0.75oz Jamaican aged rum (Appleton Signature)
0.5oz fresh grapefruit juice
0.75oz fresh lime juice
0.5oz cinnamon syrup
0.5oz JD Taylor's Falernum (homemade Falernum #10)
1 long dash absinthe
2 to 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Preparation:
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker tin with crushed ice and agitator cube and flash blend. Open pour into a double old fashioned glass and top with crushed ice if needed. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.