A Barbancourt Cocktail from Haiti’s Marriott Port-au-Prince

By: - August 26th, 2015
Above: the Marriott Port-au-Prince in Haiti.

Haiti’s classic rum in a fresh fruit cocktail

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon
CJ Travel Editor

It’s one of the great exports of Haiti — rum. And, more specifically, the country’s famous Rhum Barbancourt.

That brings us to the Marriott Port-au-Prince, where the hotel’s clientele sip on this fruity refresher made with Haiti’s own Rhum Barbancourt.

Featuring Barbancourt’s 5 Star Réserve Spéciale and Barbancourt Pango Rhum (made from sugar cane juice that’s aged in oak casks and blended with natural mango and pineapple), it’s a tropical tipple guaranteed to please.

Passion Fruit Punch

Marriott Port-au-Prince’s Passion Fruit Punch

Ingredients

2 ounces Barbancourt 5 Star Réserve Spéciale

1 ounce Barbancourt Pango Rhum

2 ounces passion fruit juice

1 ounce orange juice

1 ounce pineapple juice

1 ounce cherry juice

Method

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously with crushed ice. Pour into a tumbler, garnish and enjoy.

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