Fog Cutter

Name: Fog Cutter
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1.5 oz light rum; 0.5 oz brandy; 0.5 oz gin; 1.5 oz fresh orange juice; 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice; 0.5 oz orgeat syrup; 0.25 oz cream sherry, to float

A powerful, multi-spirit tiki classic blending rum, brandy, and gin with citrus and orgeat.

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Fog Cutter cocktail made with rum, served in a hurricane glass

Base

rum

Glassware

Hurricane glass

Flavor Profile

strongsoursweet

Ingredients

1.5 oz light rum
0.5 oz brandy
0.5 oz gin
1.5 oz fresh orange juice
0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz orgeat syrup
0.25 oz cream sherry, to float

Instructions

1Shake rum, brandy, gin, orange juice, lemon juice, and orgeat with ice.
2Strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.
3Float sherry on top and garnish with a mint sprig.

Origin & Story

Oakland, California, United States, 1939

Trader Vic created it in 1939, naming it for its ability to "cut through" a foggy day — and its multi-spirit strength for cutting through just about anything else.