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Let the following be known:

  1. This is all AE’s fault
  2. This drink is horrible. Do not attempt at home.
  3. It looks worse in person. It tastes much worse.

Ok, now that we have the warnings out of the way, allow me to present:

Cardinal

  • 2 oz white rum
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz amaretto
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
  • 1/2 tsp grenadine
  • slice of lime

Combine all liquid ingredients and shake over ice. Pour into old-fashioned glass and garnish with lime slice.

It’s been claimed that we attempted to make this in college, which I believe. It’s also been claimed that we made more than one, which I also believe. It’s limy and you can taste that there are good things in there. It’s just that they all come together in a rather aggressive combination. Now, to be honest, I didn’t have any of the right ingredients on hand so I used a darker rum, cointreau and a combination of cranberry pomegranate juice and sugar (my homemade grenadine is just about the last thing in the old apartment). I also halved all the proportions, which ends up with a lot of 1/4 oz measurements which are easy to get out of whack.

Thankfully we also made gin martinis in college. They were pretty much just cold gin, but I could really use one right now.

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