Mat the Rat

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a Collins glass...
2 fl oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum (37.5%)
½ fl oz Triple sec liqueur
1½ fl oz Freshly squeezed orange juice
½ fl oz Freshly squeezed lime juice
Top up with Lemon-lime soda
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How to make:

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with lemonade, lightly stir and serve with straws.

Garnish:

Lime wedge

Comment:

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

About:

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

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