Tiki

Test Pilot

Name: Test Pilot
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Dark Jamaican rum; 22.5 ml Puerto Rican rum; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Falernum; 10 ml Triple sec; 1 dash Angostura bitters; 2 drop Absinthe

Served in a tiki mug

Ingredients

45 ml Dark Jamaican rum
22.5 ml Puerto Rican rum
15 ml Lime juice
15 ml Falernum
10 ml Triple sec
1 dash Angostura bitters
2 drop Absinthe

Preparation

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a tiki mug over crushed ice.

Garnish

Cherry

Origin story

The Test Pilot cocktail is a product of the Tiki craze that swept the U.S. in the 1940s and 1950s, often associated with the inventive spirit of tiki bars. Its bold combination of rums and spices evokes the adventurous nature of its namesake.