The Limbo: A Rum and Banana Liqueur Cocktail

Name: The Limbo
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 oz light rum, we recommend Probitas; .5 oz banana liqueur, like Giffard Banane du Brésil; 1 oz orange juice

Dec 28, 2023

Written by Joanna Franchini

The Limbo

Rated 3.7 stars by 24 users

Makes

Prep Time

2 minutes

Cook Time

0 minutes

This is a great anytime cocktail, featuring 3 simple ingredients: orange juice, banana liqueur, and a high-quality rum.

The flavors make this drink perfect for brunch, but they also are a little taste of tiki, without going full tiki. Let's call it semi-tiki.

Because there are just a few ingredients here, we recommend keeping them top quality. We're fans of the banana liqueurs from both Giffard (Banane du Brésil) and Tempus Fugit (Crème de Banane).

We also think a high-quality rum is essential, since the flavor really shines here. And high-quality doesn't have to mean out of reach! All of our recommended rums fall between $21-$35. Probitas is an excellent choice, as is The Real McCoy 3 Year. Plantation 3 star is also a winner. And, if it's possible, fresh-squeezing orange juice will really take this one over the top. But don't worry --if all you've got on hand is a can of frozen, that will do just fine.

Ingredients

2 oz light rum, we recommend Probitas
.5 oz banana liqueur, like Giffard Banane du Brésil
1 oz orange juice

Directions

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange peel, or a pineapple slice!

Comments on this post (3)

Oct 17, 2024
This is a damn delicious cocktail—by far the best I’ve made with the Banane du Bresil I’ve been experimenting with. I used Bumbu rum. I’ve tried the recipe with 1 oz and 1.5 oz of rum instead of the 2 oz since Bumbu has such a powerful flavor, which works equally well IMO. Fresh squeezed mandarin is amazing in there, as you’ve noted. But even lemonade sufficed for a go when I was out of oranges. Fine indeed. A new favorite.

— Jay Q
May 30, 2024
2 oz Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum
.5 oz Creme De Banane
1 Orange Juice
2 Dashes Orange Bitters

ZOMFG This is delicious! Simple to make, complex on the pallet.

— Zean
Mar 14, 2024
I made it with a split base of 1 3/4 oz of the 3 yr and 1/4 oz of the Probitas along with 3 drops of Bittermen’s tiki bitters and it was delicious!

— DD

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