Creole Spirit Cocktail

I went to the Seychelles in the summer which included a visit to the Takamaka distillery and a rum tasting. Loved the rum, especially the coconut rum liquor they make. Next meal out I selected the first rum coco cocktail I could see on the menu Creole Spirit which turned out to be an excellent choice delicious, this is my version. It is very easy to make at home and you can adjust the relative proportions of coco rum to taste. The version we had in the Seychelles used the small sour tropical lemons, I thought a mix of lemon and lime be closer to the taste than just regular lemons. Quantities below made three glasses.

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• 90 ml sugar syrup (Monin Syrup Pure Cane Sugar – 700ml)
• 90ml Takamaka coco rum (http://www.takamakabay.com/products/coco)
• Crushed ice

Instructions

1. Cut up the lemon and lime into small pieces and share between the 3 glasses
2. Crush them a little with a cocktail stirrer to release some of the juice
3. Add sugar syrup
4. Fill the glasses to approx 2/3 full with crushed ice
5. Pour over the coco rum and stir well
6. Alternatively put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well before pouring

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