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Ingredients:
1/2 ounce white rum
1 1/2 ounces golden rum
1 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce 151-proof rum
1 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon pineapple juice
1 teaspoon papaya juice
1 teaspoon superfine sugar

Directions:
Add the ingredients other than the 151-proof rum to a shaker or a pitcher and stir. Add to a collins glass that is filled 3/4s full with cracked ice.

Read more – Esquire

[Photo and recipe courtesy of Esquire]

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Created by Brian Miller, courtesy of Flor de Caña. 

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