High Color Buck Cocktail

High Color Buck Cocktail
4.5 from 2 ratings
A play on a buck (a ginger-based cocktail) and a Dark & Stormy. The addition of the strawberry is absolutely pandering to what the guests want, while remaining seasonal. Recipe courtesy of mixologist Nicholas Bennett of Porchlight in NYC
Servings
1
servings
Ingredients
  • 1 whole strawberry (muddled)
  • .75 oz lime juice
  • .5 oz ginger
  • 1.5 oz rum
  • .5 oz cruzan black strap rum (float)
  • whole strawberry and a mint sprig, for garnish
Directions
  1. In a shaker tin, muddle one whole strawberry. Add the remaining ingredients (except the Cruzan Black Strap) and shake with ice. Fine strain into a Collins glass with fresh ice and top with soda. Float the remaining Cruzan Rum on the cocktail and garnish with whole strawberry and a mint sprig.