The Rum Mixologist - March 2026

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                        This Month’s Cocktail: 

                           Across the Pacific

This cocktail was created by Meaghan Dorman, the bar director of Dear Irving and The Raines Law Room in New York City.  It elegantly combines funky Jamaican rum with rich orgeat, lime juice and a gentle touch of amaro.  

Ingredients:

  • 1 ounce Appleton Reserve rum
  • 1/2 ounce Smith & Cross Jamaican rum
  • 1/2 ounce Averna amaro
  • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 3/4 ounce orgeat
  • Garnish: lime wheel
  • Garnish: grated nutmeg

Directions:

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with one ice cube and shake until the ice melts and mixture is frothy.
  2. Pour into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel and grated nutmeg.