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Emerald Star

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  • SERVINGS: makes 8 drinks
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White Collar Crime, Raleigh

This lively bar occupies a former Wells Fargo bank. The owners kept the bulletproof teller windows and the main vault, where bartenders serve beer and Jägermeister shots on Saturday nights.

  1. 8 ounces light rum
  2. 8 ounces mango nectar or juice
  3. 4 ounces Midori
  4. 3 ounces apricot brandy
  5. 3 ounces fresh lime juice
  6. Ice
  7. 8 lime wedges
  8. 8 maraschino cherry skewers
  1. In a pitcher, combine the light rum, mango nectar, Midori, apricot brandy and lime juice and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add a quarter of the chilled mixture. Shake well and strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Repeat three times with fresh ice and the remaining mixture. Garnish each drink with a lime wedge and a maraschino cherry skewer.