Maid in Cuba
Ingredients
- 1⁄12 oz La Fée Parisienne absinthe
- 2 slice Cucumber
- 7 fresh Mint leaves
- 2 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
- 3⁄4 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 1⁄3 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water chilled
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar 1920 Retro Coupette 15cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of cucumber slice.
Method:
- RINSE chilled glass with absinthe (swirl around to coat and discard excess) and set to one side.
- MUDDLE cucumber and gently muddle mint (just to bruise) in base of shaker.
- Add rum, lime juice and sugar, and SHAKE with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.
- TOP with splash of soda.
Garnish:
- Garnish with cucumber slice floated on surface.
History:
The British Bacardí Legacy 2014 winning cocktail created by Tom Walker at The American Bar, Savoy Hotel, London, England. Tom went on to win the 2014 Bacardí Legacy Global Final with this cocktail.
Review:
A Daiquiri freshened with mint and cucumber, opened with a splash of soda.
