Cobra's Fang
NOGUEDA DID NOT INVENT THE COBRA’S FANG —a vintage tiki drink — but she may well have perfected it by dialing up the anise notes and adding extra overproof rum. It’s the kind of drink that instantly transports you to a better place — your last vacation or, minimally, your last trip to a great tiki bar. “Not only can you escape the cold with the Cobra’s Fang,” says Nogueda. “You can also escape everything that’s going on in the world and take a break from everything you want to take a break from.”
Alana Nogueda
CO-OWNER & BAR MANAGER, THE SHAMEFUL TIKI ROOM
TORONTO
INGREDIENTS
• 11⁄2 oz dark rum
• 1 oz overproof rum
• 1 oz orange juice
• 3⁄4 oz lime juice
• 3⁄4 oz fassionola syrup*
• 1⁄2 oz falernum syrup*
• 2 dashes herbal bitters (like Angostura)
• 6 drops Pernod
OPTIONAL GARNISH:
• sprig of mint
• 1 dehydrated-lime wheel
METHOD
Combine the rums, juices, half the fassionola, the falernum, bitters, and Pernod in a cocktail shaker half- filled with ice. Shake well for 60 seconds. Fill a tall glass or tiki mug with pebble ice and strain the cocktail into the glass. Drizzle the remaining fassionola over top and garnish.
*Fassionola (passionfruit and other tropical fruits) and falernum (clove and almond) syrups are tiki essentials that can be purchased at select cocktail supply shops.
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