Garnish:
Mint sprig
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. Serve with a straw.
| 2 fl oz | Patrón Reposado tequila |
| 2 fl oz | Cranberry juice (sweetened) |
| 1 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
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Review:
Margarita-style and lengthened with cranberry juice. Surprisingly tasty. The recipe above is pleasingly simple but you may find the following better fits your glass: 50ml tequila, 50ml cranberry juice, 25 lime juice, and 12.5 sugar syrup.
History:
Created by Victor Bergeron and featured in his 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide.
NAUTILUS
Victor J. Bergeron, 1972
Juice of 1 lime
1½ ounces Ocean Spray Cranberry House mixer
1½ ounces Tequila
Shake with ice cubes. Pour into Trader Vic nautilus shell. Decorate with mint sprigs.
Nutrition:
One serving of Nautilus contains 213 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 11.73% alc./vol. (23.46° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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