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Jet Pilot cocktail made with Liber & Co. syrup

Jet Pilot

A descendant of Don the Beachcomber's Test Pilot, the Jet Pilot was served at the Luau restaurant in Beverly Hills in the late 1950s. Three rums, cinnamon and falernum make it rich, spicy and seriously strong.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Polynesian
Servings 1 Cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • 30 ml Overproof Jamaican rum
  • 22.5 ml Overproof demerara rum
  • 22.5 ml Gold rum
  • 15 ml Cinnamon syrup
  • 15 ml Falernum
  • 15 ml Fresh grapefruit juice
  • 22.5 ml Fresh lime juice
  • 1 dash Absinthe
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

Instructions
 

  • Add all the ingredients to a shaker with a scoop of crushed ice.
  • Shake hard for about 10 seconds.
  • Pour everything into a rocks glass or tiki mug and top up with crushed ice.
  • Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Notes

Cinnamon Syrup

Cinnamon is one of the secret weapons of tiki. Liber & Co.'s syrup captures the full warmth of the spice without any dusty or artificial taste.
Shop Liber & Co. Cinnamon Syrup here.
Keyword cinnamon, falernum, jet pilot, rum, test pilot, tiki cocktail