Julius Orange

By ltrodrigu

This icy concoction is a notch above the poolside Piña Colada

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao Ancienne Méthod
• 1/2 ounce Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar cane syrup
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 1/2 ounce heavy cream
• Freshly grated nutmeg

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from online.wsj.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker, adding cream last. Shake hard with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with nutmeg.

• Tips for making a Julius Orange:

Crushed Ice: If you're near a Sonic Burger, it's worth procuring a few cups of their pebble-like crushed ice. Home methods include a blender or a vintage ice-grinder. To go fully manual, wrap ice in a clean towel and crush with a wooden mallet.

• Vanilla Syrup: You can usually buy this in the coffee aisle, but it's easy to make: Split a quarter of a vanilla bean pod open and let it sit in 6 ounces of simple syrup (two parts sugar to one part warm water; mix until dissolved) for about 20 minutes. Remove vanilla pod.

• Cane syrup: Rhum J.M's Sirop de Sucre de Canne is great but you can also make your own: Take two parts cane sugar and one part warm water and mix until dissolved.