Louisiana Trade

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (22 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Southern/Louisiana-style whisky liqueur (e.g. Southern Comfort)
1 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
12 oz Maple syrup
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
  5. Garnish with lime wedge.

Review:

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

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Louisiana Trade contains 236 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 15.69% alc./vol. (15.69° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
29th October 2023 at 03:38
i perfected this to my preference: 30 ML maple syrup / 30 ML lime, NO SIMPLE SYRUP. its a bit sweet but not too sweet, i like sweet .... u been warned ;)
Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
5th January 2023 at 03:43
10 ml syrup and 25ml maple for me to cut through the limes bitterness