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Bacardi Special

Citrusy · Classic/vintage · Romantic and Valentine's Day

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Light white rum
3/4 oz Gin
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/6 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with skewered cherry.

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Flavour profile

20.6% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 177 calories

History

Achieve the right ratios for a superb harmony of complex rum, botanical gin, tart lime, and sweet fruit.

An early version of the Bacardi Cocktail, this recipe appeared in Harry Craddock's 1930 publication, The Savoy Cocktail Book. Within its pages, Craddock states that the drink was "Made famous by Karl K. Kitchen, the well-known New York Newspaper Columnist." The recipe, as printed, is as follows: BACARDI SPECIAL COCKTAIL* 1 Teaspoon Grenadine. 1/3 Burrough's Beefeater Gin. 2/3 Bacardi Rum. The Juice of ½ Lime. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. *Made famous by Karl K. Kitchen, the well-known New York Newspaper Columnist.

Created by Harry Craddock