Bacardi Special
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
- 3⁄4 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄4 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
- 1⁄6 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup
- 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1⁄3 oz water
- 1⁄6 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered cherry.
Nutrition:
One serving of Bacardi Special contains 177 calories
History:
This vintage adaptation of the Bacardi Cocktail was first published in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book, were he says it was "Made famous by Karl K. Kitchen, the well-known New York Newspaper Columnist."
Review:
Hit the perfect proportions and you will strike a wondrous balance of flavoursome rum, gin botanicals, limey sourness and fruity sweetness.
