Night Flight
夜航
Dark rum and grapefruit bitters slow-dilute over one large cube, while a cold-brew coffee syrup lingers as aroma rather than sweetness.
- Base
- Rum
- Strength
- Medium
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Time
- 5 min
Bitter · Fruity · Refreshing
Shake one for your mood
First poured for a guest who was feeling “Quiet night”
Why this one
This one is built to shift as it sits. The ice gradually unlocks the coffee and grapefruit in stages, so each sip is slightly different—something to keep you company without demanding attention.
Tools
- shaker
- jigger
- Hawthorne strainer
Ingredients
- 45 mldark rum
- 30 mlfresh grapefruit juice
- 15 mlcold brew coffee syrupor use 5 ml instant espresso + 10 ml simple syrup
- 15 mlCampari
- 2 dashAngostura bitters
- 1large ice cube
- 1orange peel
Method
Add dark rum, grapefruit juice, cold brew coffee syrup, Campari and bitters to the shaker.
Add three small ice cubes and shake hard for 10 seconds.
Keep it brief; the drink needs some body.
Place the large ice cube in the rocks glass and strain over it.
Fold the orange peel to express oils over the surface, pith-side down into the drink.
Pith-down lets the oils slowly bleed into the liquid as it sits.
