Chili Chilly Bang Bang

This recipe originally appeared in Maggie Hoffman’s The One-Bottle Cocktail.

AMP Version

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces light rum
  • 1.5 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 1 ounce Coco Lopez (blended)
  • 1 ounce, 1:1 simple syrup (see notes)
  • 3/4 ounce fresh pineapple juice
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 20 fresh mint leaves
  • 1-2 squirts of sriracha
  • 1 lime wheel and mint sprig, for garnish

Directions

  1. Make your simple syrup: combine equal parts sugar and hot water, shake or stir until sugar dissolves, and put into the refrigerator to cool.
  2. Emulsify your Coco Lopez: pour into a bowl with some hot water for a few minutes and use an immersion blender to blend it until smooth.
  3. Combine rum, lime juice, Coco Lopez, simple syrup, pineapple juice, ginger, mint, and sriracha in a blender.
  4. Add 10 ice cubes and blend about 45 seconds.
  5. Pour into a pilsner or pint-sized glass.
  6. Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.
  7. Enjoy.