Tropical Depression

Name: Tropical Depression
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Simple Syrup; 45 ml White Rum; 8 ml Crème de Banane; 15 ml Lime Juice; 8 ml Fernet Branca; 15 ml Jamaican Rum

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Shake White Rum, Jamaican Rum, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup with ice. Strain into a coupe.

I created this cocktail, called the Tropical Depression, as an ode to my colleague at Drink who had to cut short their Caribbean cruise due to testing positive for Covid-19 in December 2021. They were airlifted off the ship after a day or two of cabin isolation during the Omicron surge. The drink blends Jamaican white rum with banana and Fernet, inspired by the Lost Horizon and my Banana Toronto recipe.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Creamy

Fruity

Refreshing

Strong