Ingredients
- 22.5mlGold Rum
No Gold Rum? Light Rum — cleaner and sharper — the drink loses some body and colour
- 22.5mlCognac
No Cognac? Brandy — a nice brandy does the job — whatever you love · Armagnac — rougher and more rustic than cognac, and all the better for it
- 22.5mlCreme de Banane
- 22.5mlLime Juicefreshly squeezed
- 7.5mlRhum Agricole
No Rhum Agricole? Gold Rum — a little lighter, a little sweeter — mixes well with darker and Jamaican rums
- 7.5mlDemerara Syruprich, 2:1
No Demerara Syrup? Simple Syrup — clean sweetness with none of the molasses depth — fine in a sour, a real loss in a tiki drink
- Garnish
- Mint sprigs and a lime wedge
Make it well
Shaken, properly.
Add all ingredients into the and add a small scoop of
for 10-15 seconds or until most of the ice is gone
Strain into a glass and top up with crushed ice
Garnish with a few sprigs of mint and a of lime on the of the glass
On the palate
On the nose it's really limey and candied. You get a grassy and barrel note from the rums. On tasting it's really limey with some Jamaican funk vibes from the banana and the rums. Tropical and punchy, this one is great!
Where it came from
Created by bartender Matthew Belanger for Donna, an outstanding cocktail bar in Brooklyn. Sadly Covid claimed the place, so make this one in homage to a lovely bar and a seriously good bartender. The name is a nod to Fay Wray, the actress who spent most of King Kong being carried around in the ape's fist. Quite what that has to do with rum, lime and banana is anyone's guess, but the drink is far too good for us to hold it against them.
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The bartender’s note
One drink, one story, one bottle worth buying.
Thursday evening, so you have time to shop. No more than that.