1898 Transición Recipe

Cocktail

1. 1

   Prepare honey syrup

   If you don't have honey syrup ready, combine equal parts honey and hot water (for this recipe 0.5 oz honey + 0.5 oz hot water), stir until fully combined, then cool to room temperature. Use 0.5 oz of the resulting syrup in the cocktail.

2. 2

   Build and shake

   Add 1 oz Don Q dark rum, 1 oz bourbon, 1 oz fresh passion fruit pulp, 0.75 oz fresh lime juice and 0.5 oz honey syrup into a cocktail shaker. Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Fill the shaker with ice (about 1 cup) and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until the shaker is cold to the touch and the mixture is well chilled and slightly aerated.

3. 3

   Double strain

   Place a fine-mesh strainer over a chilled coupe or rocks glass and strain the shaken cocktail into the glass. Double-straining removes seeds and pulp fibers from the passion fruit for a smooth texture.

4. 4

   Optional: Serve over crushed ice

   If you prefer the drink on the rocks, fill a rocks glass with fresh crushed ice and strain the cocktail over the ice instead of serving neat.

5. 5

   Garnish and finish

   Finish with a lime wheel on the rim and, if available, a toasted passion fruit half or dehydrated passion fruit disc floated on top. Optionally add one small additional dash of Angostura bitters on the surface to lift aromatics.

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   Serve

   Serve immediately while cold. Recommend one serving per preparation.