Serpentine

Name: Serpentine
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 oz Light Rum; 0.5 oz Brandy; 0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth; 0.5 oz Lemon Juice; 0.5 tsp Caster Sugar

Bright and balanced, the Serpentine blends light rum and brandy with sweet vermouth, lemon juice and a touch of sugar for a lightly sweet, citrus-forward sip with a warm, vinous backbone. It pours a pale amber and clear into a chilled cocktail glass, finished with a lemon twist that lifts the aromatics. Worth trying if you like spirit-forward cocktails that remain approachable and refreshing rather than heavy.

Ingredients

1 oz Light Rum
0.5 oz Brandy
0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.5 tsp Caster Sugar

Instructions

Combine the light rum, brandy, sweet vermouth, lemon juice, and superfine sugar in a shaker.
Fill the shaker with ice cubes until it is half-full.
Shake the mixture vigorously until well chilled.
Strain the contents into a cocktail glass.
Garnish the drink with a twist of lemon peel.

Glass Cocktail Glass

Prep time 5 min

Difficulty easy

Garnish Lemon twist