Name: Ponce de Leon
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Rum - Light white (charcoal-filtered) 1-3 year old; 15 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed); Champagne/sparkling wine brut

Serve in a

Flute glass

Garnish:

None

How to make:

SHAKE first four ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP with champagne.

1/2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/2 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1/2 fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with	Brut champagne/sparkling wine
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

A well-balanced classic champagne cocktail.

History:

A long lost classic.

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