Elvis Presley was a legend for many reasons—his voice, his songs, his eyes, his hair, his hips, and of course, his appetites. To commemorate Elvis leaving the building for the final time, we fused his favorite snack (a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich) and one of his biggest hits to create a drink as decadent as the King himself. Combining aged rum, nutty Frangelico and tropical flavors of fresh banana, coconut, pineapple and tiki bitters, the Hunk of Burning Love is an ode to Hawaii, where Elvis filmed three movies and held several famous concerts. In the spirit of the King’s over-the-top style, we garnished the drink with a flaming 151 rum banana boat and a honey-peanut butter-bacon rim. You can’t help falling in love with it.

Hunk of Burning Love

Ingredients:

2 oz Appleton Estate Signature Blend

1 oz Frangelico

.5 oz crème de banana

2 oz Coco Lopez

2 oz pineapple juice

Half a ripe banana

3-4 dashes of Bittermens Elemakule Tiki Bitters

1 cup crushed ice

Garnishes:

Whole banana

.25 oz 151 rum

1 tbsp Peanut butter

1 tsp Honey

Splash of water

Crumbled bacon (approximately 2 strips per cocktail)

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