Fiji Mermaid

1 oz Bourbon (I used a softer one -- Four Roses)

1 oz Rum (I used Barbancourt 8)

1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup

1⁄2 oz Grenadine

1⁄2 oz Lemon juice

1 ds Bitters, Angostura

10 dr Absinthe

1 twst Lemon peel (As garnish; cut into the shape of fish/mermaid tail if possible)

1 pn Nutmeg (Freshly grated as garnish)

Instructions

Shake with ice, strain into a double old fashioned glass, and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with a lemon peel mermaid's tail and freshly grated nutmeg, and add straws.

History

For a drink of the day at Loyal Nine, I decided to mashup two Tiki classics: the Bourbon-based Port Light with some aspects of the rum-based Test Pilot. For a name, I decided upon the Fiji Mermaid which was a staple of sideshows with the head and torso of a monkey sewn onto the back end of a fish. The original was purchased from Japanese sailors in the South Pacific by an American sea captain in 1822, and it was later exhibited by P.T. Barnum in 1842. Although this specimen was most likely lost in a fire, due to its popularity, others were generated to continue the mythos.

Cocktail summary

Created by

Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA

Year

2017

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authentic recipe

Reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2017/08/fiji-mermaid.html

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