The test pilot cocktail is a vintage tiki drink invented by Donn Beach. Beach was known for changing his recipes over time,[1] and multiple versions of the test pilot attributed to both him and others make the cocktail one of his more frequently imitated and varied tiki drinks.[2] Test pilot recipes call for multiple rums and typically include the use of falernum syrup and lime juice. The more popular also include Pernod (pastis/absinthe) and bitters.
- ^ "Jet Pilot soars over its ancestors". slammie.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Berry, Jeff (2010). Beachbum Berry Remixed. San Jose: Club Tiki Press. p. 96.