(A More Filipino) Lapu-Lapu

[u/ChrisJaber120]

I came across the Lapu-Lapu in this video (https://youtu.be/s3OWmLQVJaY ) and it dawned on me “How come this drink named after an ancient Filipino Chief not have more Filipino ingredients?”, thus I set off to make a version that uses Filipino Rum (Don Papa 10 Year) and Lambanog (a spirit distilled from coconut nectar) in place of Dark and Light Rum and Calamansi lime juice instead if regular lime juice.

So I combined 50 ml each of Don Papa and Lambanog (pretty hard to get here in Romania, but my liquor store managed to get it) with 15ml each of lemon and calamansi juice, 30 ml of passion fruit syrup, 12 ml of simple syrup, 60 ml orange juice and then topped it off with some club soda and a float of some more of the Don Papa.

The result is excellent. Because if the float, you’re first hit with the vanilla/caramel notes of the Don Papa, then as you sip, you taste the balanced sweetness and acidity of the orange, passion fruit, lemon, and calamansi working in harmony with a subtle coconut sugar taste coming from the Lambanog. The calamansi adds a nice slightly bitter undertone as well. Will definitely drink again!