Description
Want to impress cocktail party guests with some history? You can tell them they're drinking the world's oldest rum when you serve The Red Cap. Mount Gay Rum Estate's roots can be traced back to 1703-the earliest documented rum production in history.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Eclipse Mount Gay Rum
  
• 1 wedge fresh lime
  
• Dash bitters
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
  
• 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
  
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  
• Ginger ale
  
• Maraschino cherries

Preparation
In a rocks glass, muddle 4 cherries with mint leaves and sugar. Add ice.

In a cocktail shaker, mix Eclipse Mount Gay Rum, a squeeze of lime, a dash of bitters and a slurp of grenadine. Shake well. Pour over ice and muddled mixture. Top off with ginger ale. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a cherry.

Nutrition
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Serves
Makes 1 cocktail

Variations
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