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Boat Days recipe
BuiltHighballCrushed ice24% ABV
The Boat Days is a built rum cocktail, made with Angostura bitters, passion fruit syrup, vanilla syrup and more, served in a highball over crushed ice. It is citrusy.
Recipe from Make and Drink.
Boat Days ingredients
| Angostura bitters | 1 dash |
| Passion fruit syrup | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
| Vanilla syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Jamaican rum | 90 ml (3 oz) |
How to make a Boat Days
- Fill a highball with ice.
- Pour the ingredients in order, topping last.
- Lift once gently with a barspoon.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Mint sprig and a lime wheel
Boat Days: quick answers
- How strong is a Boat Days?
- About 24% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 31 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Boat Days?
- About 280 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Boat Days served in?
- A highball, over crushed ice.
- How many ingredients does a Boat Days have?
- 5 in total: Angostura bitters, passion fruit syrup, vanilla syrup, lemon juice and Jamaican rum.
