Name: Mat the Rat
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Triple sec; 45 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Lime juice; Lemon-lime soda

Serve in a

Collins glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/2 fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1 1/2 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with	Lemon-lime soda (Sprite/7-Up)
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Garnish:

Lime wedge

How to make:

SHAKE first four ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with lemonade, lightly stir and serve with straws.

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Review:

Whether or not Mat was a rat, we shall never know. However, the drink that's named after him is long and thirst quenching.

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History:

A popular drink in UK branches of TGI Friday's where it was created.

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