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Jungle Daiquiri
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Evoking the tropical senses with its spiced, sweet and smokey complexity.
Ingredients
- 50ml Nusa Caña Tropical Island Rum
- 25ml fresh lime juice
- 10ml passionfruit syrup
- 10ml spiced syrup*
- 5ml Mezcal
*For the Spiced Syrup
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 star anise
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 500g caster sugar
- 500ml water
Glassware: coupette
Garnish: 1 star anise, lime slice
Method
Add all ingredients except Mezcal to a shaker over ice. Shake and double strain into a chilled coupette. Float or spray Mezcal atop the finished cocktail. Garnish with a whole star anise and lime slice.
*For the spiced syrup, in a small pan, add water and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the spices, stir, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and leave to cool before straining the solids and bottle the syrup.
