# Iron Ranger

Erick Castro's bourbon-led tropical drink, bringing pineapple and lemon into focus with falernum, sugar, spice, and serious whiskey weight.

Strength: 18% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Bourbon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/bourbon.md) — A whiskey at 50% ABV or higher works especially well.
- 22.5 ml [Fresh lemon juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lemon-juice.md)
- 30 ml [Fresh pineapple juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-pineapple-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Falernum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/falernum.md)
- 15 ml [Simple syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/simple-syrup.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Hurricane glass

## Garnish

- Mint sprig
- Cinnamon — Freshly grate over the drink.

## Method

1. Short-shake all the ingredients with ice for five seconds.
2. Strain into a hurricane glass packed with crushed or pebble ice.

## Related drinks

- [Halekulani](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/halekulani.md): High-proof bourbon carries three fresh juices, restrained grenadine, and bitters in a poised Waikiki hotel drink that feels sharper than its tropical ingredients suggest.
- [Whiskey Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/whiskey-sour.md): Bourbon, lemon, and sugar with optional egg white for a soft, foamy texture.
- [Gold Rush](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gold-rush.md): A bourbon sour sweetened with rich honey syrup instead of sugar.
- [Port Light](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/port-light.md): Bourbon becomes unmistakably tropical when sharp lemon meets passion fruit and pomegranate over crushed ice in Sandro Conti's direct Midwestern tiki sour.
- [Midnight Stinger](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/midnight-stinger.md): Bourbon and Fernet-Branca meet as equals in a lemon sour over crushed ice, turning the amaro's menthol force into something bracing, cooling, and unexpectedly easy to drink.
- [Brown Derby](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/brown-derby.md): Grapefruit's fragrant bitterness and honey's rounded sweetness pull in opposite directions around bourbon, producing a leaner sour than the three ingredients imply.
- [New York Sour](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/new-york-sour.md): A dry red-wine float adds fruit, tannin, and a vivid aromatic layer to an 1880s rye sour without hiding the contrast beneath egg-white foam.
- [Mr. Bali Hai](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mr-bali-hai.md): Dark Jamaican rum, light rum, pineapple, lemon, and dry coffee liqueur create a large tropical drink whose roast and funk are more compelling than simple sweetness.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/iron-ranger
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/iron-ranger-fa9b4f8a.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.bartenderatlarge.com/recipes/2018/3/3/bourbon-tiki-drinks-the-iron-ranger