SAMARIAN SUNSET COCKTAIL RECIPE

SAMARIAN SUNSET COCKTAIL RECIPE

john mascarich ·

One of our favorite Star Trek inspired drinks, the Samarian Sunset. This recipe is curated from Liquor.com.

“Conundrum,” the episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in which everyone gets their memories erased and Data thinks he’s a bartender, is one of the series’ best. He makes this drink for Troi after losing a game of 3-D chess. It goes from clear to green to red in the blink of an eye. We don’t yet have the technology to recreate that marvel, but we can mimic it using a trick with red-cabbage-infused rum. The drink will turn from purple to red with the addition of the fruit juices.

Source: Liquor.com

INGREDIENTS IN THE SAMARIAN SUNSET COCKTAIL  

1 12 oz White rum
12 oz Cabbage rum*
34 oz Triple sec
34 oz Simple syrup
3 oz Sparkling water
34 oz Grapefruit juice
12 oz Lime juice
1 pinch Salt

HOW TO MAKE THE SAMARIAN SUNSET COCKTAIL

  1. Chill a large snifter with ice and set aside.
  2. Add the white rum, cabbage rum, triple sec and simple syrup to a shaker with ice, and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
  3. Strain into the chilled snifter.
  4. Add 3 oz sparkling water.
  5. In a separate container, combine 3/4 oz grapefruit juice and 1/2 oz lime juice. Pour the juice into the snifter.
  6. Add 1 pinch salt.

*Cabbage rum: Combine 1/2 head purple cabbage, chopped, with 4 oz white rum in a blender, and blend on high until smooth. Strain using a fine-mesh strainer. Makes 4 oz.