I ran across this recipe from Deb Parks, wife of famed bartender Doc Parks, celebrating the end of summer. The recipe uses tequila and cane juice rum, a combo I hadn’t tried, so I thought I’d give this a shot and see if any of Doc’s mixology skills have rubbed off on his better half.
So Long Summer by Deb Parks
¾ oz Fresh Lime juice
¾ oz Fresh Grapefruit juice
½ oz Cinnamon Syrup
½ oz Passionfruit Vanilla Syrup
l oz Fortaleza Tequila Blanco
l oz Kō Hana Kea Rum
Shake with ice and dirty dump. I subbed El Jimador Blanco for the tequila.
This is a pretty good cocktail, especially if you like things that lean just a little dryer than you sometimes find in tropical cocktails. The combination of tequila and the lightly grassy Hawaiian cane rum really works great together and aren’t quite as assertive as something like Mezcal or Rhum Agricole might be. The grapefruit is fab in here, too – and as we know from Don the Beachcomber grapefruit and cinnamon pair very well. Save this refresher of a recipe for when you want to relive the summer.
Autumn is now here, but we’ll always have this cocktail to remember the summer of 2025. Cheers.
