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🥘 Ingredients

• brown sugar
• water
• aged rum 1 ½ oz, appleton estate
• fernet branca ¼ oz
• lime juice ½ oz
• pineapple juice ½ oz
• cream of coconut ½ oz
• grilled apricot puree ½ oz
• mint 3 stems
• brown sugar
• overproof rum ¼ oz
• cinnamon ¼ tsp

1. 1

   Prepare the grilled apricot puree by grilling apricot halves until caramelized, then blend to 0.5 oz with brown sugar and water to taste.
2. 2

   In a shaker , combine aged rum , fernet branca , lime juice , pineapple juice , cream of coconut , and grilled apricot puree . Shake with ice until well chilled, then strain into a glass. Garnish with mint and a grilled apricot half{1/2 piece} brushed with brown sugar soaked in overproof rum , then light it up and finish with a pinch of cinnamon .