The Drake's Return
- 20 mint leaves
- 2 teaspoons Simple Syrup
- 6 ounces aged rum, preferably Ron Zacapa 23
- 3 ounces gin, preferably Tanqueray Rangpur
- 8 dashes of hibiscus-rose bitters
- Ice
- Citrus-Mint Foam (see Note)
- In a pint glass, lightly muddle 16 mint leaves with the Simple Syrup.
- Add the rum, gin, bitters and ice and stir well.
- Fine strain into 4 chilled coupes and top with the Citrus-Mint Foam.
- Garnish each drink with a mint leaf.
mint, simple syrup, aged rum, gin, bitters
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/the-drakes-return-cocktails-2012 (may not work)