Recipe: Trader Vic's Scorpion

Serves 1

- 2 ounces silver rum

- 1 ounce brandy

- 2 ounces orange juice

- 1 ½ ounces lemon juice

- ½ ounce orgeat syrup

- 1 cup crushed ice, plus additional ice cubes

- 1 gardenia, for garnish

Combine rum, brandy, orange juice, lemon juice, orgeat syrup and crushed ice in an electric blender and pulse for a few seconds, just until uniformly combined. Pour into a double old-fashioned glass and add ice cubes to fill. Garnish with the gardenia.

From "Trader Vic's Tiki Party" by Steve Siegelman