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All-American Rum Limeade

Course Drinks
Keyword Blue spirulina powder, Campari, Grenadine, light rum, limeade

Ingredients

  • Pinch of Blue spirulina
  • Barspoon of water
  • 1 ½ oz. Kōloa Kaua’i White Rum
  • 1 oz. Campari
  • ¼ oz. Grenadine
  • 2-3 oz. Limeade
  • Strawberries and blueberries for garnish
  • Glitter-coated apple slices cut into stars for garnish

Instructions

  • In a cocktail stirring glass, dissolve the blue spirulina in a barspoon of water.
  • Add the rum, stir, and set it aside.
  • Add the Campari and grenadine to the bottom of a tall serving glass.
  • Stir to mix, then fill the serving glass with ice.
  • Gently pour the limeade into the serving glass, being careful to minimize the mixing between the limeade layer and the Campari layer.
  • Fill the glass with limeade to about an inch below the rim.
  • Gently float the blue rum on top, pouring through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any undissolved bits of blue spirulina.
  • Garnish with strawberries and blueberries; for extra flair, garnish with apple slices cut into star shapes and decorated with edible glitter.
  • Serve with a straw for mixing the layers.

Notes

Mixologist Lee Corbett (@TheRogueBrusselSprout) created this recipe.