14 · cocktail

Airmail

Said to have been created in Cuba to celebrate the arrival of air-delivered mail to the island, this is a superb Daiquiri variation crisply enlivened by Champagne.

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Airmail cocktail in a Champagne flute

Ingredients

1
base = 1
1 measure

Rum

½ measures

Fresh lime juice

½ measures

Honey

1 to top

Champagne

chilled

1 handful

Ice cubes


You'll need

  • Cocktail shaker
  • Champagne flute
  • Strainer

Method

1

Shake

Add the rum, lime juice, and honey to a cocktail shaker. Shake with cubed ice.

RumFresh lime juiceHoneyIce cubes

2

Strain

Double strain into a Champagne flute.


3

Top

Top with chilled Champagne. No garnish.

Champagne
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