Name: Huapala
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Light white rum; 22.5 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Grenadine syrup; 10 ml Chilled water; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Huapala
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
³⁄₄ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Grenadine Syrup
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
2 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon wedge &/or lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

In his book, Vic prefaces this cocktail with the comment, "Nice, easy drink". It's basically a lemon Daiquiri with gin and grenadine.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Victor Bergeron's 1972 Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide where this recipe is accompanied by the "TV" logo indicating that this recipe is a Trader Vic original.

Nice, easy drink
HUAPALA COCKTAIL
¾ ounce light Puerto Rican rum
¾ ounce gin
½ ounce lemon juice
1 dash grenadine
Shake with ice cubes. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Victor Bergeron, 1972

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Nutrition:

One serving of Huapala contains 128 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
16.78% alc./vol. (16.78° proof)
13.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Ian Fenton

10th August 2023 at 10:34

For some reason this is tagged as a hot drink. Feel free to delete this comment once corrected!

Simon Difford

10th August 2023 at 11:44

Many thanks, Ian. Ths should now be fixed.

John Hinojos

11th October 2022 at 00:28

Very good anytime cocktail. Since our grenadine is not overly sweet, the cocktail is nicely sour, which is perfect for me. Is a tiki style cocktail for those who do not like the overly sweet nature of many of the tikis.

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