tequi la banane

1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila (Cimarron)
1/2 oz Lemon Juice (3/4 oz)
1/2 oz Orgeat
1/4 oz Giffard Banana Liqueur (Tempus Fugit)
1/4 oz Passion Fruit Liqueur (Passion Fruit Syrup)

Whip shake with crushed ice, pour into a Julep cup (Tiki mug), and garnish with shaved almonds. Two Thursdays prior, I selected my copy of the Easy Tiki book to match my mood, and the Tequi La Banane by Orlando Franklin McCray at Night Moves in Brooklyn called out to me. The adapted recipe utilized banana and passion fruit liqueurs to replace the infusions prepared at the bar. Banana with passion fruit flavors in cocktails dates back to the 1930s such as in the New Victoria from the 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book, and of course in more recent recipes such as Commando Life and Freak C'est Chic. Once prepared, Tequi la Banane unpeeled a passion fruit, vegetal, and almond aroma. Next, lemon and passion fruit notes on the sip ripened into caramel, vegetal, passion fruit, and banana flavors on the swallow.