Lantern Fly Recipe
An equal-parts sour of funky Jamaican rum, lemon, ginger syrup and a bark-bitter amaro — spicy, sharp and bracingly bitter on the finish.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 17%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Dark Jamaican rum22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Ginger syrup22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Amaro22 ml (0.7 oz)
How to Make It
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a piece of candied ginger on a pick.
Garnish
Candied ginger
The Story
A modern equal-parts sour in the Last Word mould; the original calls for a Mexican bark-based bitter liqueur, for which any assertive amaro can stand in.
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