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Kool Hand Luke

Name: Kool Hand Luke
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3&frasl;4 fresh Lime (fresh); 45 ml OP high ester aged pot still rum; 25 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters

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Ingredients
³⁄₄ fresh	Lime (fresh) (cut into segments)
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)
⁵⁄₆ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Rocks glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a ROCKS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

MUDDLE lime in base of glass to release juices.
POUR other ingredients into glass.
Two-thirds fill glass with crushed ice and CHURN with barspoon.
ADD more crushed ice to fill glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge.
Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

21.5 grams of pure alcohol

Review

Looks like a Caipirinha and has a similar balance of sweet, sour and spirit. The bitters bring out the spice in the rum, which is every bit as pungent as cachaça.

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Monin Pure Cane Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 30 cocktails
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Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$6.63 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 16.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Ken E 1y

Enjoyable but too sweet for me. I used an entire lime instead and added 1/2oz Wray & Nephew and much prefer the result.

Ken E 1y

I reduced the syrup to a generous 1/2oz too:

4.5 Stars

Colby Dempsey 4y

Never had cachaça so I do not know what a caipirinha tastes like, but this hits the spot. I used Smith and Cross Navy strength. Wow did it pack a punch.

Garret Brough 4y

I threw this together after a rough day of work and it's like a Caipirinha but suits my taste more until I replace Leblon from my bar.

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