Old Haitian Recipe
A grassy cane-juice rum sour stretched over crushed ice and crowned with Champagne — dry, limey and gently spiced by bitters.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 15%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- White rhum agricole45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Fresh lime juice22 ml (0.7 oz)
- Demerara syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Orange curaçao1 tsp
- Angostura bitters3 dash
- Champagne60 ml (2 oz)
How to Make It
- Add everything except the Champagne to a shaker with a little ice.
- Shake briefly just to chill.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice.
- Top with Champagne and swizzle gently to mix.
- Garnish with a generous mint sprig.
Garnish
Mint sprig
The Story
A contemporary bar drink that crosses a Caribbean swizzle with the rum-and-Champagne idea of the Old Cuban.
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