Maison Charles Daiquiri

Serve in a Martini glass...
8	fresh	Mint leaves
2	fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum (37.5%)
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
½	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE (just to bruise) mint in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Sugar & mint rim

Comment:

Reminiscent of concentrated Mojito.

Variant:

Substitute triple sec for sugar to make a Madison Avenue.

About:

Pronounced 'May-Sawn Sharl', this recipe is adapted from David A. Embury's 1948 'Fine Art of Mixing Drinks'.

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