Name: Bossa Nova #1
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rum - Light white (charcoal-filtered) 1-3 year old; 22.5 ml Apricot (brandy) liqueur; 22.5 ml Galliano L'Autentico liqueur; 60 ml Apple juice (cloudy & unsweetened); 22.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

Serve in

Collins glass

Garnish:

Lime slice

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
3/4 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Galliano L'Autentico liqueur
2 fl oz	Apple juice (cloudy & unsweetened)
3/4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
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Review:

Apple with the added zing of rum, Galliano, apricot and lime juice.

History:

Named after the Brazilian dance which in turn comes from the Portuguese bossa, meaning 'tendency', and nova', meaning 'new'.

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
15.79% alc./vol. (31.58° proof)
29.6 grams of pure alcohol

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