Scorpion
This tiki cocktail is a circa-1946 Trader Vic recipe. There are a multitude of variations if you look around. It is well-known for being served in a large, volcano-styled bowl, with a bunch of straws, but this version makes one serving and is thus more pandemic-friendly. Even better, you can splash a little overproof rum onto the drink and light it on fire before serving it! I have played with the ratios a tiny bit. I’ve also added Solstice Bitters to balance some of the sweetness from the OJ and orgeat. It is pictured here in a tiki cup that embodies my feelings toward 2020, and with this, I bid this year farewell!
Equipment
- JBL Solstice Bitters
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 2/3 oz Cognac
- 1 2/3 oz orange juice
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 2/3 oz orgeat syrup
- 10 drops FPJ Solstice Bitters
- Several sprigs of fresh mint or edible flowers
Instructions
- Add all liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain into a tiki mug or highball glass filled with ice.
- Garnish as wildly as you like, and serve with a tiki-themed swizzle stick and a straw.