Havanatheone

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
10 fresh Mint leaves
2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
3⁄4 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
1⁄3 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare mint leaf for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with mint leaf.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A flavoursome Daiquiri featuring honey, apple and mint.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe discovered in 2003 at Hush in London, England.

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
16th May at 02:19
Fantastic! Fresh spring wild mint (pepperminty), 50ml planteray 5 stars, 10ml Smith & Cross.
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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
23rd August 2023 at 09:50
Nicely dry, with each element being expressed well.
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jason keane’s Avatar jason keane
29th January 2023 at 05:01
Just put a splob of honey in a coffee cup, pour on a splash of water from the kettle and stir it up- use it promptly and shake-shake. Easy-peasy.
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Christine Cowley’s Avatar Christine Cowley
30th January 2021 at 19:42
Honey + ice = coagulated honey in the shaker. Still - tastes amazing!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
16th November 2021 at 21:16
If using raw honey then stir with the rum and lime in the base of your shaker until dissolved, then add the ice and shake. However, as suggested by Moe I have changed the recipe to use honey syrup.
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Moe Breadbaker’s Avatar Moe Breadbaker
16th November 2021 at 06:20
You could try to make a honey syrup by mixing the honey with warm water (3 parts honey to 1 part water is usually sufficient). You might have to adjust the recipe a little.
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