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Brass Monkey
Type:	Cocktail
Served:	"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard drinkware:	Highball glass
Commonly used ingredients:	One part light rum One part dark rum One part orange juice
Preparation:	Stir together and serve over ice.

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A Brass Monkey is a cocktail consisting of equal parts light rum, dark rum, and orange juice. Essentially it is a screwdriver made with rum instead of vodka. Main article: Cocktail Wikibooks Bartending has a page on the topic of Cocktails A cocktail is a style of mixed drink made predominantly with a distilled beverage, such as vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, or tequila, mixed with another drink other than water. ... Image File history File links Highball_Glass_(Tumbler). ... A highball glass is a type of drinking vessel. ... Light rum (also known as silver or white rum), is a dry, light-bodied rum, light in color and lightly sweet in flavor. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Orange juice is sometimes artificially colored to match the color of orange rinds. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A traditional cocktail. ... Light rum (also known as silver or white rum), is a dry, light-bodied rum, light in color and lightly sweet in flavor. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Orange juice is sometimes artificially colored to match the color of orange rinds. ... Wikibooks Bartending has a page on the topic of Screwdriver A Screwdriver is a cocktail made with orange juice and vodka, created sometime before October 24, 1949 (see Earliest Reference). ...

Pulp-free orange juice is usually desirable for reasons of palatability, though freshly squeezed juice may also yield a good brass monkey. Dark rum is also preferable, since it is the mixing of the brown rum with the orange juice that produces the distinct brass-like coloration for which this drink is named. For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). ...

Alternatively, a Brass Monkey in some bars consists of 1/3 light rum, 1/3 vodka, and 1/3 orange juice. In South Florida some bartenders do another variation -- simply 1/2 rum (light or dark depending on the patron's preference) and 1/2 orange juice. The latter is called a Cuban Sunrise by some.

Brass Monkey is also made in some circles by mixing 1 part light rum, 1 part vodka, and 4 parts orange juice. This drink has been known to be deceitful in its strength, resulting in a much higher level of intoxication in the imbiber than originally planned.

Popular Culture

The drink is continuously referenced in the song by the Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey