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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Classic

Rum, lime, orange liqueur, and falernum, served up.

SpicedClassicVintageCitrusy
3 minEasyBalanced

Tart lime and warm rum with a spiced, almondy lift from falernum and a bright orange finish. Crisp, balanced, and a little exotic.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 oz Gold Rum
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz Orange Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz Falernum
  • Lime wheel · optional garnish

Method

  1. 1

    Add the rum, lime juice, orange liqueur, and falernum to a shaker with ice.

  2. 2

    Shake until well-chilled.

  3. 3

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. 4

    Garnish with a lime wheel.

The Story

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club cocktail is a Prohibition-era sour that appears in classic cocktail books of the 1930s. It pairs rum with lime, orange liqueur, and falernum, the clove-and-almond Caribbean syrup that was later a tiki staple.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lime wheel