The Lost Colony

Name: The Lost Colony
Ingredients: 3/4 oz Muckleyeye Aged Rum; 3/4 oz Appleton Estate Jamaican Rum; 1/2 oz Benedictine; 1/2 oz St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur; 3/4 oz Lime Juice; 1/2 oz Liber And Co Gum Syrup; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: November 30, 2021

Refreshing

Seasonal

This is a riff on Mr. Boston's cocktail Virginia Dare (my idea for the name at first). The original sounded like such a wonderful drink that I considered going with that, but since I’m doing this whole special-ecial series I knew I had to make this my own. I keep the dark(ish) rums, Benedictine, and Ango bitters, but instead of fresh pear I went with my wonderful new liqueur from St George. I added lime and Liber & Co.'s excellent Gum Syrup to make this a more typical sour build and did not regr...

Ingredients

3/4 oz
Muckleyeye Aged Rum

3/4 oz
Appleton Estate Jamaican Rum

1/2 oz
Benedictine

1/2 oz
St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur

3/4 oz
Lime Juice

1/2 oz
Liber And Co Gum Syrup

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Build

Shake & Double Strain

Glass

Coupe

Estimated strength

About 18% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice and shake well. Double strain into a chilled coupe.

Editor's Note

A split base of aged and Jamaican rums grounds this complex sour. Benedictine's herbal notes and a spiced pear liqueur are balanced by fresh lime, creating a rich, autumnal sipper with a historical nod.