This article was published on June 2nd, 2017
Summer is nearly here, and you’re going to want something cool, refreshing and new to quench your thirst this season. Made with both light and dark rum to give it a fiery yellow glow, The Yellow Bird/Sunlight Sunbright is the epitome of the perfect drink to celebrate the season. Topped with a dash of vanilla liquor, lime juice, and mixed with OJ, the Sunlight Sunbright, with its rum core, gives abiders a hint of the tropics, providing a citrus finish to make one feel like you’re spending a day at the beach.
- 1 oz light rum
- 1 oz dark rum
- ¼ oz vanilla liqueur
- 1 ¼ oz orange juice
- ½ oz lime juice
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and sprig of fresh mint.