Name: Louisiana Trade
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Southern USA-style liqueur 40% (e.g. Southern Comfort); 30 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 15 ml Maple syrup

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lime wedge

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

2 fl oz	Southern USA-style liqueur 40% (e.g. Southern Comfort)
1 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
1/2 fl oz	Maple syrup
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Review:

Peach and apricot with the freshness of lime and the dense sweetness of maple syrup.

History:

Created in 2001 by Mahdi Otmann at Zeta, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Louisiana Trade contains 235 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
17.2% alc./vol. (34.4° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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