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Let's Go Bananas

Aperitivo/aperitif

4.2 48 ratings

Ingredients

3 slice Banana
1 2/3 oz Light white rum
1/2 oz Dry vermouth
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/12 oz Pastis
1/3 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of dried banana chip.

Method

  1. 3 MUDDLE banana slices with rum in base of shaker.
  2. 4 Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 Garnish with a dried banana chip

Flavour profile

17.1% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks

History

Fresh and enlivening, this banana cocktail is a delightful and unusual aperitivo. Use ripe/overripe bananas; three slices contribute significant flavour and may clog strainers.

Nicolas Munoz, at Paris, France's Bespoke Cocktail Bar, created this drink for the 2017 Bacardí Legacy competition. The original recipe calls for: 3 slices ripe banana, 60ml Bacardí Carta Blanca rum, 15ml Noilly Prat Original Dry, 20ml lime juice, 7.5ml sugar syrup, and 1 spoon pastis. Munoz explains his inspiration: "With this cocktail, I wished to celebrate the return of 'fun' in establishments offering quality cocktails. What better than bananas to symbolize this - served in a coupette, a glass historically associated not only with parties and fun, but also with quality and class. This cocktail wonderfully complements the notes of the Bacardí Carta Blanca rum. Cheers and... let's go bananas!"

Created by Nicolas Munoz