Revenge of the Black Rose

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml Rose Hip Syrup (2:1)
- 30 ml Lime Juice
- 15 ml Grapefruit Juice
- 30 ml Smith and Cross
Navy Strength Rum
- 30 ml Goslings Black Seal Rum
- 15 ml Riga Black Balsam Currant
- 15 ml Plantation O.F.T.D.
Overproof Rum

GARNISH:
- Flaming Lime Shell
- Sprig of Mint
- Slice of Grapefruit

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients except overproof rum in a cocktail shaker.
• Shake energetically with crushed ice.
• Strain over fresh crushed ice into a cocktail glass or a tiki mug.
• Take a hollowed-out half of lime and fill with overproof rum.
• Garnish with a slice of grapefruit, a sprig of mint and aforementioned half of lime with rum.
• Finally for additional flair light the rum. (Once you had enough of the flair blow the fire out and pour overproof rum into the glass).

Cocktail author: Povilas Mikuta (aka. Grouchy bartender)

Last couple of weeks I was digging into tiki cocktails and decided to give it a go. It is not the most traditional tiki recipe; rose hip syrup and black currant balsam takes the cocktail in an unusual direction. Combine that with some black rum and you get a cocktail of a strong deep taste that still retains notes of the tropics inherited from tiki culture.