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Jack Tar

Sours (citrus)

4.0 42 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Navy rum (ideally circa 55% alc./vol.)
1/2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Gin
1/4 oz Lime juice
1/4 oz Lemon juice
1/3 oz Brown sugar syrup

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour profile

55.0% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 194 calories

History

Rum provides the main character; gin and whiskey are secondary, with citrus notes present.

Jack is a generic name for British sailors, derived from Jack Tar, a term used in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sailors at that time used high-grade tar on their clothing and hair for waterproofing. The phrase "Jack-of-all-trades," describing a sailor capable of many tasks, is still in common use today.