Cobra's Fang

A first-generation Don the Beachcomber tiki rhapsody, the Cobra's Fang stacks overproof Demerara rum and dark Jamaican rum over the genre's signature trio of lime, orange, and passion-fruit syrup, knit together with spiced falernum and a whisper of bitters and grenadine. Donn Beach built it around 1937; his earliest version closed with a few drops of absinthe for anise-edged complexity. Blended with crushed ice and crowned with mint, it's lush, tart, and dangerously easy for its proof.

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozDemerara Rum(151-proof / overproof)
  • 0.5 ozJamaican Rum(dark)
  • 0.5 ozFalernum
  • 0.5 ozOrange Juice(fresh)
  • 0.5 ozLime Juice(fresh)
  • 0.25 ozPassion Fruit Syrup(fassionola in the original)
  • Grenadine
  • Angostura Bitters

Garnish: Mint Sprig, Lime Wheel

Preparation

Blended · Zombie glass · Crushed

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine both rums, falernum, passion fruit syrup, orange juice, lime juice, grenadine, and bitters with crushed ice.

  2. 2.

    blend

    Flash-blend briefly until frothy and well-chilled (or shake hard, then pour unstrained).

  3. 3.

    strain

    Pour unstrained into a Zombie glass, adding more crushed ice to fill if needed.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and a lime wheel.

Flavor Profile

dilution
58%
body
46%
fruity
39%
sweet
37%
viscosity
29%
citrus
27%
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