Siren's Song

Okay...working on this whole "making up for lost time" thing, and posting my second blog this week!  This came around when I decided that me not particularly caring for spiced rum meant that I needed to practice mixing with it.  People who like spiced rum seem to have approved of the result (and so do I, actually...I surprisingly enjoyed it thoroughly).  

The name for this one came around when I decided it needed to match the cocktail and be simultaneously feminine (it uses elderflower liqueur) and nautical (Sailor Jerry rum), with a little bit of evil implied.  Apparently that was an appropriate thought, because the first person who ordered it told the server "You need to tell your manager that this one needs to come with a warning!  It could be dangerous!"  Perfect!

Siren's Song
Method: Shake and Strain
Glassware: Large cocktail
Garnish: Dash of cinnamon

Ingredients:
1 oz Sailor Jerry spiced rum
.5 oz St-Germain elderflower liqueur
2 oz Fresh squeezed orange juice (seriously...using oranges makes all the difference)
.25 oz Simple syrup
3 dashes Regan's orange bitters

Add all ingredients to mixing glass and shake well with ice.  Strain into glass and garnish with a dash of cinnamon.  Enjoy!

For anybody unfamiliar with the Sirens (most known and remembered through Homer's Odyssey): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren