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    The Gossip Fest
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    The Gossip Fest

    A tropical rum punch with four distinct flavors that never quite agree

    Events are a gossip fest. A superhighway of opinions about the room itself.

    Why this cocktail? Mark says perception is built by whoever you talked to last. This punch is four contradicting opinions in one pour.

    The Story

    Brewster says the trade show floor is a superhighway of contradicting opinions — every conversation reshapes perception. This rum punch is that superhighway in a glass: white rum, dark rum, pineapple, lime, and a splash of bitters that all argue with each other and somehow add up to something you remember. Drink it and you have heard four versions of the same event.

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    Prep: 5 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 1 oz white rum
    • 0.75 oz dark rum
    • 1 oz pineapple juice
    • 0.5 oz lime juice
    • 0.25 oz orgeat
    • 2 dashes Angostura
    • Mint sprig

    Preparation

    1. 1.Shake all ingredients except dark rum and bitters with ice.
    2. 2.Strain over crushed ice in a tall glass.
    3. 3.Float dark rum on top, dot with bitters.
    4. 4.Garnish with mint and a pineapple wedge.