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Rum

Goombay Smash

Glass
Highball

The Bahamian national drink, Miss Emily's secret-recipe rum smash with apricot brandy and pineapple.

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Ingredients

  • fresh pineapple juice (2 oz)
  • fresh orange juice (1 oz)
  • apricot brandy (0.5 oz)
  • coconut rum (1 oz)
  • dark rum (1 oz)
  • grenadine
  • cherry
  • orange slice

Instructions

  1. Combine fresh pineapple juice, fresh orange juice, apricot brandy, coconut rum, and dark rum in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well and pour unstrained into a tall highball glass.
  3. Top with a splash of grenadine for color.
  4. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.

Sources

  1. Rum Therapy / Bahamas Tourism, "Miss Emily's Blue Bee Bar, Home of the Goombay Smash." https://www.rumtherapy.com/2015/05/miss-emilys-blue-bee-bar-home-of-the-goombay-smash/ (accessed 2026-05-03), narrative of Miss Emily's invention at the Blue Bee Bar on Green Turtle Cay; the original family recipe remains unpublished. ↩
  2. Difford's Guide, "Goombay Smash." https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/931/goombay-smash (accessed 2026-05-03), documents the widely circulated approximation spec. ↩