Name: Knickerbocker
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Rum - White/gold 1-3 year old mellow light; 5 ml Orange Curaçao liqueur; 15 ml Raspberry (framboise) sugar syrup; 15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Squeezed-out half lime shell & seasonal berries: raspberries, blackberries, blueberries

How to make:

SHAKE first all ingredients with ice and strain into glass 2/3rd filled with cubed ice. Cap with crushed ice, serve with a straw.

2 1/2 fl oz	Gold rum (1-3 years old mellow light)
1/6 fl oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Raspberry (framboise) sugar syrup
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
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Review:

Fruity and refreshing – a party drink with rum and raspberry flavours predominating. At its best when made with homemade raspberry syrup.

History:

The Knickerbocker cocktail first appears in Jerry Thomas' 1862 The Bartender's Guide. For the full story see our Knickerbocker Cocktails page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Knickerbocker contains 231 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
23.46% alc./vol. (46.92° proof)
25.8 grams of pure alcohol

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