Trinidad Yellow Bird Cocktail
I know that Gus' character has a Jamaican grandmother, and this cocktail obviously originated in Trinidad, home of bitters, and not Jamaica....but it is hugely popular there....maybe more so than in Trinidad & Tobago! I recently made these for a special occasion and really liked it. This particular version comes from a great overall Caribbean cookbook Cooking Caribe.
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| A Tall-One by the pool! |
2 tbsp. Cointreau
2 tbsp. amber rum
1 tsp. sugar syrup (make this ahead of time)
Juice of 1/2 fresh lime
Juice of 1 large orange
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Ice for cocktail shaker
Frozen stemmed cocktail glasses
Simply put all the ingredient into a cocktail shaker, cover and shake until the shaker starts to freeze. Strain into 2 chilled cocktail glasses and serve. Easy!
Variations:
I used a home grown blood orange in mine and it was really tasty. If you can find blood oranges in the store or market, go for it!
You can easily double, triple or quadruple these up and serve them by the pitcher.
If you really like ice in your cocktails, then strain the drink over ice--my preference is for crushed or broken ice.
Bitters are really the point of this concoction, so if you like the taste of mixed bitters, add more if you like.
In a pinch you can use bottle citrus juices.
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