Cold Pillow
凉枕
Soft white rum carries lime and lychee; cold-brewed jasmine unfurls at the finish like late-afternoon light through linen.
- Base
- Rum
- Strength
- Medium
- Glass
- Highball
- Time
- 5 min
Sour · Fruity · Refreshing · Herbal
Shake one for your mood
First poured for a guest who was feeling “Unwind”
Why this one
Tonight you need a drink that asks nothing of you. It's built cold and slow, with jasmine drifting up on its own while you exhale.
Tools
- Shaker
- Jigger · No? Use Measuring spoons
- Bar spoon · No? Use Long spoon
Ingredients
- 45 mlWhite rum
- 20 mlLime juice
- 15 mlLychee syrupor use 15 ml simple syrup + 2 drops lychee essence
- 30 mlJasmine tea, cold-brewed strong
- 1 cubeIce
- 1 sliceLime wheel
Method
Chill the shaker with 3-4 ice cubes, then discard the meltwater.
Add white rum, lime juice, lychee syrup, and jasmine tea.
Cold-brew: 1 tea bag in 100 ml cold water, refrigerate 2 hours.
Add ice and shake hard for 10 seconds until the tin frosts.
Place 1 large ice cube in the highball glass.
A standard freezer tray cube works; it melts slowly.
Double-strain the liquid over the ice.
Slide the lime wheel down the inside wall of the glass.
