Don's Own Grog

Name: Don's Own Grog
Ingredients: 0.25 oz Demerara Gum Syrup; barspoon Real Grenadine; 1.0 oz aged rum (Plantation 5 year recommended); 0.5 oz light rum (Plantation 3 Stars recommended); 0.5 oz Hamilton 86 demerara rum; 0.5 oz blackberry liqueur; 0.75 oz lime juice; 2.0 dashes angostura bitters

From Liber & Co.

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Ingredients

0.25 ozDemerara Gum Syrup
barspoonReal Grenadine
1 ozaged rum (Plantation 5 year recommended)
0.5 ozlight rum (Plantation 3 Stars recommended)
0.5 ozHamilton 86 demerara rum
0.5 ozblackberry liqueur
0.75 ozlime juice
2 dashesangostura bitters

Garnish: grated nutmeg and fresh blackberries

Preparation

1.
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds
2.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice

Notes

An exceptional but somewhat forgotten tiki classic! From Don The Beachcomber, circa 1937. It is unique in its use of blackberry liqueur. Grenadine and demerara sugar bring a rich dose of fruitiness. Break out the premium rums here, folks!