Tony Abou-Ganim created this drink as the signature cocktail at the Starlight Room. As the sugared rim hints at, it’s model was the Brandy Crusta of 19th-century fame. It remains his best known original cocktail.
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Tony Abou-Ganim, Starlight Room | San Francisco
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 1 1/2 ounces Captain Morgan spiced rum
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- 3/4 ounce Curaçao
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- cinnamon sugar (1:1, cinnamon:sugar mixture), for rimming
Garnish: orange twist
Directions
- Prepare a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar.
- Combine the liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
- Garnish with an orange twist.