A blend of rums, exotic juices, liqueurs, aromatic spices, absinthe, and trepidation. One from the Soulshakers' greatest hits collection, this drink has been honed to a lethal edge over the past eight years at Gaz's Rocking Blues at London's Notting Hill Carnival and the Glastonbury Festival in southwest England.

Ingredients

　　2 bottles light aged rum

　　1 bottle white rum

　　1 bottle aged golden rum

　　1 bottle Demerara rum

　　1/2 bottle overproof rum

　　1 bottle cognac

　　1 bottle orange curaçao

　　1 bottle falernum

　　1 bottle maraschino liqueur

　　1 fl oz/25 ml absinthe

　　60 dashes Angostura bitters

　　2.1 quarts/2 liters lime juice

　　12.6 quarts/12 liters guava juice

　　1 bottle passion fruit syrup

　　34 fl oz/1 liter passion fruit puree

　　2.1 quarts/2 liters mango puree

　　large block of ice

　　fruit, mint sprigs, edible flowers

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　　From World's Best Cocktails by Tom Sandham, © 2012 Fair Winds Press