This cocktail popped up in Beachbum Berry’s Total Tiki app and it was perfect to try since lime was the only juice I had on hand. This dates to the post World War 2 era and was served at the Tourist Bar in Port-au-Prince, Haiti – so naturally it uses Haitian spirits. Supposedly named after Haitian revolutionary General Alexandre Pétion who chose the title “President for Life” rather than “Emperor for Life.” What a true patriot.
Petion
¾ oz Lime juice
½ oz Sugar syrup
¾ oz Bénédictine
¾ oz Clairin from Haiti (alt: Cachaça)
¾ oz Barbancourt 8 Year
Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
I loved this with Saint Benevolence Rum Clairin, but for the rest of my family I knew it would be a bit too much and subbed Cachaça as the Bum suggests. Quite a nice light style cocktail.