Jet Pilot
The Jet Pilot is a spicy tiki cocktail made with Dark Rum, White Rum, Overproof Rum, Lime Juice and more. It is frozen and served in a tiki mug.
- Method
- Frozen
- Glass
- Tiki mug
- Served
- On Rocks
- Strength
- Strength varies
- Family
- Tiki
- Flavour
- Spicy
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 30mlDark Rum
- 30mlWhite Rum
- 22mlOverproof Rum
- 15mlLime Juice
- 15mlGrapefruit Juice
- 15mlCinnamon Syrup
- 15mlFalernum
- 1 dashAngostura Bitters
How to make it
- Flash blend or shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into tiki mug.
Tip: Blend in short bursts and stop as soon as it is smooth, so it stays thick.
About the Jet Pilot
Steve Crane created it at the Luau in Beverly Hills in 1958, updating Donn Beach's 1941 Test Pilot with grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup.
Missing something?
- No Dark Rum? Use Aged Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No Dark Rum? Use Gold Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No Overproof Rum? Use Dark Rum (Less alcohol and less punch)
- No Overproof Rum? Use Aged Rum (Less alcohol and less punch)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Grapefruit Juice? Use Grapefruit (Squeeze fresh: 1 grapefruit gives about 150 ml)
- No Cinnamon Syrup? Use Pumpkin Spice Syrup (Cinnamon-led, with extra pumpkin and nutmeg)
- No Falernum? Use Velvet Falernum (The liqueur version; slightly less sweet)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Dark Rum, White Rum, Overproof Rum, Lime Juice, Grapefruit Juice, Cinnamon Syrup, Falernum and Angostura Bitters
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