Burnt Citrus Cocktails

Name: Burnt Citrus Cocktails
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 ounce bitter orange liqueur (such as Aperol); 1 ounce white rum; 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon, shell reserved); 3/4 ounce simple syrup; 1/4 to 1/2 ounce 151-proof rum

5 MINPrep Time

1Servings

by Giada De Laurentiis

Intermediate

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

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Burnt Citrus Cocktails

Servings

1

Prep Time

5 minutes

Ingredients

1 ounce bitter orange liqueur (such as Aperol)
1 ounce white rum
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon, shell reserved)
3/4 ounce simple syrup
1/4 to 1/2 ounce 151-proof rum

Instructions

This recipe originally appeared on Giada's Holiday Handbook. Episode: Christmas Cocktails.
Combine the orange liqueur, white rum, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass or large coupe.
Float the lemon shell in the glass and fill with the 151-proof rum. Using a long match or lighter, very carefully ignite the rum. To extinguish the flame, use a spoon or stirrer to press the lemon into the cocktail.