Baijiu Newfoundland – Shameless Cocktail

Newfoundland is a island off the east coast of north America. The island is separated from the Labrador peninsular by the strait of Belle isle and cape Breton island by the Cabot strait. It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the gulf of Saint Lawrence. It stands on the steep western slope of a landlocked harbor that opens into the Atlantic ocean. The entrance is known as the Narrows.

St. John is the capital city, it lies on the eastern tip of the Avalon peninsular and spans over a 172 square miles. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon lies off the coast of Burin peninsular in south-eastern Newfoundland, Labrador is bordered to the north and east by the Labrador sea, The north-west arm of the Atlantic and to the south and west by the province of Quebec.

The national drink of Newfoundland is a rum called Screech with a 40% ABV alcohol content. It is a Jamaican rum, bottled in Newfoundland and Labrador, it is a amber, brown colour with a spicy nose of caramelised sugar, ripe fruit, vanilla and oak.

Shameless Baijiu Cocktail

30ml of V.I.P Jiu 8
30ml of dark rum
30ml of cherry brandy
15ml of triple sec
90ml of unsweetened pineapple juice
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
A slice lemon
6 ice cubes

Put half the ice cubes into a cocktail shaker, add rest of ingredients except lemon slice, shake to mix. Put the remaining ice into a tall glass, strain cocktail over. Garnish with a lemon slice.