Banana Havana Highball

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Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1⁄2 oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
2 oz Banana tea soda
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Banana slice on rim

How to make:

POUR first 2 ingredients into ice-filled glass and TOP with banana tea soda from siphon.

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

Simple and just as the name suggests, a banana-flavoured rum highball.

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History:

Created summer 2019 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, Sussex.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Banana Havana Highball contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.48% alc./vol. (16.48° proof)
  • 19.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Ian Lifsey’s Avatar Ian Lifsey
9th June 2021 at 07:55
Banana Tea Soda? I tried your banana tea recipe earlier this week, dead easy, no problem, cheers.... But how does it become banana tea soda? Thanks in advance.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th June 2021 at 09:38
To make Banana Tea Soda, first make banana tea and pour this into a soda siphon and charge with CO2. Then you can squirt sparkling banana tea into your cocktail.
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