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New Orleans Buck
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New Orleans Buck
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Rhum Clément Blanc |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄6 oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
| 2 dash | Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters |
| 3 1⁄3 oz | Thomas Henry Ginger Beer |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
- SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring ginger beer.
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Review:
Agricole character bursts out of this refreshing ginger-spiced cocktail.
History:
Created in 2008 by Jonny Raglin at Absinthe in San Francisco, USA. A 'Buck' is any cocktail with a spirit + lime + ginger beer or ginger ale.
Nutrition:
One serving of New Orleans Buck contains 171 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1 standard drinks
- 8.09% alc./vol. (8.09° proof)
- 13.4 grams of pure alcohol
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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