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> 1oz light rum
> 3/4oz Blackberry Brandy
> 3/4oz Creme De Banana
> 2oz OJ
> 2oz Pineapple Juice
> 1/4oz Grenadine
> --Roll Ingredients--
> Float Myers Dark Rum
> 
> (also try adding a 1/2oz of lime Juice to it and see how you like 
> that.. some people love it, some hate it.)
> 
> I'm always surprised how many bartenders don't know how to make this 
> drink when i go out of town.  I'm not sure if its a regional thing or 
> not but its a very popular drink here in Daytona Beach.

From "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log":

"Rum Runner
1.5 oz fresh lime juice
7/8 oz. blackberry brandy
7/8 oz. creme de banana
5/8 oz grenadine [*my own footnote, real grenadine is easy to make and I 
suggest doing so yourself)
3/4 oz. Bacardi 151 rum

Pour everything into blender and fill blender 1/2 full with ice cubes.  Blend 
until smooth. Pour into pint glass or large Tiki mug.

By "Tiki John" Ebert of the Holiday Isle Resort, Islamorada, Florida Keys, 
1972.  At that time customers would mix their own drinks from bottles left out 
on the bar; Ebert cobbled together the Rum Runner from leftover ingredients - 
and created a drink so popular it now has its own T-shirt at the Holiday Isle 
gift shop."


*Real Pomegranate Grenadine:

2 parts sugar
1 part water
3 parts Pomegranate juice

Mix sugar and water together over medium heat until sugar is completely 
dissolved. Take off heat and add pomegranate juice.  Stir until well combined. 
 You're done.  It won't be the bright red you're used to, but more like a deep 
plum color.  It's infinitely better than the bottled BS you can buy.