janus

1 1/2 oz Smith & Cross Rum
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Orgeat
1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/4 oz Falernum (Velvet)

Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail coupe, and garnish with a cherry (preferably an oblong one like the shape of the moon Janus). Two Thursday ago, I decided to make a recipe that I had spotted on Reddit's Tiki forum called the Janus. The Janus is a Saturn riff named after one of Saturn's moons and crafted by Kevin Crossman who is most famous for creating the Ultimate Mai Tai. Essentially, he swapped the gin and lemon for Jamaican rum and lime besides changing the serving style. The Jamaican rum in a Saturn variation was seen in the Saturn + Negroni (where the Negroni was a Kingston one), and the lime aspect was tasted in Backbar's Saturn Flowers. Once shaken and strained, the Janus orbited the nose with a pineapple rum funk and cherry bouquet. Next, a creamy lime sip transformed into funky rum, passion fruit, nutty, and clove flavors on the swallow.