| 1 1/2 fl oz | Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Grenadine/pomegranate syrup |
| 1/12 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 1/2 fl oz | Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker.
- DRY SHAKE (without ice).
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with a dusting of nutmeg grated over the cocktail.
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs
Review:
This drink is deliciously different. Rum, grapefruit, and pomegranate are smoothed with egg white and spiced with nutmeg.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in William "Cocktail Bill" Boothby's 1930 Swallows : World Drinks and How to Prepare Them.
HOLLYWOOD
William Boothby, 1930
Bacardi . . . . . . . . 2/3 jigger
Grapefruit . . . . . . . . 1 spoon
Grenadine . . . . . . . . 1 spoon
Egg . . . . . . . . 1/2 of white
Nutmeg . . . . . . . . to taste
Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, grate nutmeg over and serve.
Nutrition:
One serving of Hollywood contains 130 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 0.9 standard drinks
- 17.08% alc./vol. (34.16° proof)
- 13.2 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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