"Red Lantern | Crafted Pour"

"Growing up in New England, my first exposure to tiki is through Chinese American restaurants.     When you order a mai tai, it comes out and it's red! It also tastes like nothing but fruit juice and grenadine.     Next you order a zombie and it looks surprisingly like the first drink you had. And shocking it tastes just about the same as well.     So I wanted to create a cocktail that would invoke these same feelings, but would actually be good! ", "undefined", "Red Lantern",

"Ingredients"

Red Lantern By , May 8, 2009 Growing up in New England, my first exposure to tiki is through Chinese American restaurants.  
 
When you order a mai tai, it comes out and it's red! It also tastes like nothing but fruit juice and grenadine.  
 
Next you order a zombie and it looks surprisingly like the first drink you had. And shocking it tastes just about the same as well.  
 
So I wanted to create a cocktail that would invoke these same feelings, but would actually be good!  Growing up in New England, my first exposure to tiki is through Chinese American restaurants.     When you order a mai tai, it comes out and it's red! It also tastes like nothing but fruit juice and grenadine.     Next you order a zombie and it looks surprisingly like the first drink you had. And shocking it tastes just about the same as well.     So I wanted to create a cocktail that would invoke these same feelings, but would actually be good!  Ingredients: - Aged Jamaican Rum - Lightly Aged Rum Instructions: Combine all ingredients, except the peychaud's bitters, into a shaking tin with crushed ice. Shake for 5-8 seconds. Open pour into glassware. Top with more crushed ice. Float 8-10 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters. Garnish and enjoy!!  Tropical,Originals,Light & Refreshing,Refreshing,Shaken,Tiki