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Castro

Name: Castro
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 22.5 ml Calvados apple brandy; 7.5 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Lime cordial; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
³⁄₄ fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Method

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge .
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Castro contains 216 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
18.91% alc./vol. (37.82° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

History

Named after the Cuban.

Review

Tangy and fruity.

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Rob de Santos Premium Member 29w

I liked this but I omitted the sugar syrup since the lime cordial and the local orange juice added plenty of sweetness to the drink.