El Mediterraneo

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
3 fresh Basil leaves
1 23 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
13 oz Kleos Mastiha liqueur
23 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of drops of olive oil..
  3. Lightly MUDDLE basil (just to bruise) in base of shaker.
  4. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  5. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  6. Drip 5 drops of olive oil on surface of cocktail.
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History:

Lebanese Bacardí Legacy 2015 winning cocktail by Jad Ballout, Bar Manager at Central Station Boutique Bar in Beirut, Lebanon.

My cocktail is inspired by Dale DeGroff's 'Whiskey Smash' and Joerg Meyer's 'Gin Basil Smash.' It represents Don Facundo's sweet and sour life. The olive oil floating on top of the cocktail symbolizes both the Mediterranean and Don Facundo's first homemade rum that he used to sell in recycled olive oil tins.

"My cocktail is a mix between Latin and Mediterranean cultures so I have called it 'El Mediterráneo'.

Jad Ballout, 2015

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Caspian Berggren’s Avatar Caspian Berggren
26th November 2024 at 19:43
Love the way Mastiha and Basil go together.