Nui Nui

Recipe

Served at the Aku Aku restaurant at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Also known as the Desert Rattler.

• 1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz Orange juice
• 1/4 oz Cinnamon-infused sugar syrup (see below)
• 1 tsp Allspice-infused sugar syrup (see below)
• 1 tsp Fee Brothers vanilla syrup
• 2 oz Virgin Islands rum
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• 4 oz Crushed ice

Put everything in blender, saving ice for last. Blend at high speed for approximately 5 seconds. Pour into a tall glass. Add crushed ice to fill. Sink an orange peel into the drink with peel hanging over the glass edge as a garnish.

Allspice Syrup: Place 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 6 level tablespoons crushed dried allspice berries into a saucepan. Heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 1 to 2 hours. Strain and refrigerate.

Cinnamon Syrup: Same procedure as above, using 3 crushed cinnamon sticks in place of allspice.