Cradle of Life

    Shake all but the Chartreuse—keeping a spent lime shell handy—and strain into a crushed ice-filled rocks glass. Pour the Chartreuse into the lime shell and ignite. Allow the recipient of the drink to pour in the Chartreuse at his or her leisure.

    Origin: Karin Stanley, Dutch Kills, New York

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    • 1 oz gold rum
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    • 1 oz pineapple juice
    • 1 oz lemon juice
    • 1 oz lime juice
    • 1 oz passion fruit syrup
    • 1 tsp brown sugar
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    • 1 ½ oz orange juice
    • ¾ oz lime juice
    • 1 oz passion fruit syrup
    • ½ oz simple syrup
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