Squirt Your Thirst With This Rum Cocktail

Squirt Your Thirst With This Rum Cocktail

Last weekend, Sunday lived up to its name, and I was able to enjoy a few cocktails in a sunny cocktail bar in southeast Portland. I started with a coconut gin negroni and, while sipping on that, a sassy little number with Squirt (one of my favourite sodas as a youth) caught my eye.

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It was called the “Sting Wray” and it was made with overproof rum, lime juice, and a healthy splash of the citrus soda. I was, obviously, inspired to make one myself, because I’ll jump at any excuse to buy nostalgic beverages, but I also wanted to see if the cocktail would work just as well with regular-proof rum. In a twist no one could have seen coming, it did.

This sparkling bright beverage is so drinkable, I almost absentmindedly drank the whole thing right before a meeting on an empty stomach, so wooed was I by its citrus-y sweetness. I like a lot of lime, but feel free to cut it down to a 14 mL if you’re not such an acid fan. To make it, you will need:

  • 44 mL light rum

  • 14 mL- 22 mL lime juice

  • Squirt (the Mexican kind with real sugar, if you can find it)

Combine the rum and lime juice in a shaker filled with ice and shake to chill. Strain into a lowball, fill with crushed (or regular) ice, and top with Squirt. Garnish with a lime wedge or a strip of zest, and try not to guzzle.


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