Garnish:
None
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and fine strain into chilled glass.
1 fl oz | Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years |
1 fl oz | Patrón Silver blanco tequila |
1/2 fl oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
1/2 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
1/2 fl oz | Pasteurised egg white (or aquafaba) |
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Review:
A delicious split spirit base and split citrus sour that's just on our sour side of sweet 'n' sour. Aged rum provides oaky richness, while tequila adds earthy minerality.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey, New York City, USA. The Conquistador was first published in Jim Meehan's 2011 The PDT Cocktail Book.
Nutrition:
One serving of Conquistador contains 213 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 16.16% alc./vol. (32.32° proof)
- 19.5 grams of pure alcohol
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