Name: Cuban Paloma
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gold rum (1-3yo blended); 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 90 ml Pink grapefruit soda

Cuban Paloma
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Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Gold rum (1-3 years old pot & column blend)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
3 oz	Thomas Henry Pink Grapefruit soda chilled

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of grapefruit wedge.

How to make:

SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass whilst also pouring grapefruit soda.

Garnish:

Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A rum-based citrusy fresh Paloma.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cuban Paloma contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
8.27% alc./vol. (16.54° proof)
13.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Richard Forbes

17th January at 20:18

I think the recipe and directions seem to be calling for grapefruit juice (eager is named in my case) yet the directions suggest Grapefruit Soda.
Might be ingredients tag issue
Looking at the colour I think this calls for soda?

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