Lapu Lapu cocktail
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Lapu Lapu
- Chief Lapu-Lapu of Mactan (an island now part of the Philippines) is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the battle. Magellan's death in battle delayed the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years.
Lapu Lapu (Liquor.com version)
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz dark rum
- 3/4 oz light rum
- 1 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 1/2 oz orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 ounce strained passion fruit pulp (puree)
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Garnish: Umbrella
- Ice cubes for shaker.
- Crushed ice for the drink.
Glassware
Construction
- Prepare the passion fruit puree.
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, fill with ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain into glass filled with crushed ice.
- Garnish with an orange peel, expressing peel oil into a match flame over the drink.
- Garnish with an umbrella.
