The Elevated Craft Team
1 Cocktail
5 minutes
Cocktails
Banana in a cocktail can go wrong fast. But when it’s done right? B-a-n-a-n-a-s.
The Fay Wray was created by bartender Matthew Belanger at the former Donna bar in Brooklyn and takes its name from the original “scream queen,” Fay Wray, star of the 1933 classic King Kong.
The secret to getting the banana just right is Tempus Fugit Crème de Banane, made from a 19th-century recipe using real banana extract and cognac. The result is rich and aromatic without veering into candy territory—and it’s quickly become a staple in our bar.
Paired with tart lime, warm cognac, and rum, the Fay Wray has everything we love about a good tiki cocktail: fruity, complex, and surprisingly dry, with just enough banana to make things interesting.
¾ oz. Caribbean Aged Rum (Preferably Rum Barbancourt)
¾ oz. VSOP Cognac
¾ oz. Tempus Fugit Crème de Banane Liqueur
¾ oz. Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
¼ oz. Rhum Agricole
¼ oz. Rich Demerara Syrup
Fresh Mint
Dried Banana Chips
Fill a Hybrid Rocks Glass with crushed ice.
Add all liquid ingredients to an ice-filled Hybrid Cocktail Shaker and shake for 15-20 seconds.
Strain into a Hybrid Rocks Glass and garnish with a fresh bunch of mint and dried banana slices skewered through a cocktail pick.
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