Test Pilot

Name: Test Pilot
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Dark Rum; 1/2 oz Cointreau; 1/2 oz Lime juice; 1/2 oz Falernum; 1 dash Angostura bitters

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Dark Rum (Jamaican)

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/2 oz Lime juice

1/2 oz Falernum

1 dash Angostura bitters

Garnishes

1 whole Cherry

Glass

Double Rocks

Preparation

Add all ingredients into a blender with a cup of ice and blend at high speed for 5 seconds, until ice is crushed but not smooth. Pour into a double rocks glass, adding more crushed ice to fill, if needed. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Description

The test pilot cocktail is a vintage tiki drink invented by Donn Beach. Beach was known for changing his recipes over time, and multiple versions of the test pilot attributed to both him and others make the cocktail one of his more frequently imitated and varied tiki drinks. Test pilot recipes call for multiple rums and typically include the use of falernum syrup and lime juice. The more popular also include Pernod (pastis/absinthe) and bitters.