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Rum · Intermediate

Acapulco

A rum sour with triple sec and egg white, finished with mint.

GlassCocktail glass
GarnishMint
6ozCocktail holds 6 oz of liquidStemmed, served up.

Build

Light rum1½ oz45 ml1 oz30 ml2 oz60 ml2 ½ oz75 ml3 oz90 ml
Triple sec1½ tsp7.5 ml
Lime juice1 tbsp15 ml
Sugar1 tsp5 ml
Egg white1
Mint1 sprig

Rescaled to your 1 oz30 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Already built on your 1 ½ oz45 ml pour.

Rescaled to your 2 oz60 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 2 ½ oz75 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Rescaled to your 3 oz90 ml pour. Written around 1½ oz45 ml.

Tools

Contains raw eggRaw egg can carry salmonella. Pasteurised egg — fresh or cartoned white — works the same in a shaker and removes the risk; worth insisting on for anyone elderly or immunocompromised, and keep eggs refrigerated.

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Method

  1. Shake the rum, triple sec, lime juice, sugar and egg white hard with ice until the white is fully worked in.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with mint.

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