Esmeralda cocktail

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1¾	fl oz	Capucana Handcrafted Cachaca
⅓	fl oz	Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
½	fl oz	St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
¼	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
¾	fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Lime wedge

Comment:

Cachaça, lime and elderflower with a smoky hit of Islay whisky.

About:

Adapted from a recipe originally created by Ben Sandrof at Drink, Boston, USA.

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