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1⅔	fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum (37.5%)
1	fl oz	Fino sherry
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
⅔	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
2	dash	Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Charcoal rim & grapefruit zest twist (discarded)

Comment:

Fino sherry and Peychaud Bitters brilliantly sets this riff on a classic Daiquiri apart. Beautifully balanced and delicately favoured. If you apply the charcoal rim, perhaps leave a lipstick saving space, rather than applying a lipstick saving space.

About:

Created in 2014 for Bacardi Legacy by Roman Foltan at The Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London, England.

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