Crossing the Isthmus

Name: Crossing the Isthmus
Ingredients: 2 oz Blended Lightly Aged Rum; 0.75 oz Plum Brandy; 0.75 oz Cloudberry Gin; 1.5 Fresh Lime Juice; 1.5 oz Fresh Orange Juice; 1 oz Pineapple Demerara Syrup; 0.25 oz Falernum Syrup; 2 dash(es) Spiced Pineapple Bitters; 2 dash(es) Sweet Gale & Wild Rose Bitters; 12 oz Roughly Crushed Ice

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By Chris Russell

Submitted on: April 9, 2022

Essentials

Refreshing

aka Newfie Fogcutter V2 I was doubly prompted to revisit (besides when I milk punched it) this exotic offering that I whipped up last year—first by April’s contest, and encouraged by making High Proof Preacher’s pineapple Demerara syrup that’s been making the rounds online. The contest theme gave me pause at first. I make a lot of original recipes that don’t necessarily scream “Chris,” so I had to figure out what drinks are my signature style. I realized pretty quickly that the answer is my N...

Ingredients

2 oz
Blended Lightly Aged Rum

0.75 oz
Plum Brandy

0.75 oz
Cloudberry Gin

1.5
Fresh Lime Juice

1.5 oz
Fresh Orange Juice

1 oz
Pineapple Demerara Syrup

0.25 oz
Falernum Syrup

2 dash(es)
Spiced Pineapple Bitters

2 dash(es)
Sweet Gale & Wild Rose Bitters

12 oz
Roughly Crushed Ice

Instructions

Garnish

dehydrated lime, orange slice, pineapple fronds

Build

Blend

Glass

Estimated strength

About 15% ABV (estimate)

By Chris Russell

Craft Tiki Cocktails

Home bartender based in St. John's, Newfoundland. Like many, I got into this hobby-turned-obsession-turned-side gig during the pandemic, and it's been a journey! I have a passion for tiki classics and modern exotic cocktails, especially when I can infuse them with spirits and quality ingredients from the East Coast of Canada. On Instagram & TikTok @avalonhomebar...

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Combine all ingredients in a drink mixer cup. Blend for 5-8 seconds. Open pour into a tall glass and top with more ice. Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel, orange slice and pineapple fronds.

Editor's Note

A regional Tiki riff that swaps standard modifiers for cloudberry gin and plum brandy. The spindle-blended texture and pineapple-demerara base anchor this complex, fruit-forward original.