A Night In Old Mandalay

A Night In Old Mandalay

Light and anejo rums shaken with orange and lemon, topped with ginger ale and a lemon twist. A softly spiced, faraway-sounding highball.

11% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

4 min

Time

190 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Rum

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • Orange Juice1 oz
  • Gold Rum1 oz
  • Ginger Ale3 oz
  • Lemon Peel(optional)1 twist of
  • Lemon Juice½ oz
  • White Rum1 oz

Ingredient substitutions

No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep A Night In Old Mandalay close to the original.

  • Instead of Orange Juice

    • Pineapple Juicemore tropical
  • Instead of Gold Rum

    • Dark Rumdeeper molasses
    • White Rumlighter and drier
  • Instead of Ginger Ale

    • Ginger Beerspicier, more ginger bite
  • Instead of Lemon Juice

    • Lime Juicesharper, greener
  • Instead of White Rum

    • Cachaçamakes it punchier
    • Gold Rumricher, slightly oaky

Instructions

  1. In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the light rum, añejo rum, orange juice, and lemon juice.

  2. Shake well.

  3. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.

  4. Top with the ginger ale.

  5. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Pairs well with

Two rums with ginger ale and citrus drift East — aromatic snacks follow:

  • Chicken satay skewers
  • Coconut rice bites
  • Ginger prawn toasts
  • Candied ginger

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