🍸 Maid in Cuba

Classic cocktail recipe

7 ingredients
  • 2.5 mlAbsinthe
  • 2 slice Cucumber (fresh)
  • 7 fresh Mint leaves
  • 60 mlLight white rum
  • 22.5 mlLime juice
  • 15 mlSugar syrup (2:1)
  • 10 mlSoda (club soda) water

  1. 1
    Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2
    Prepare garnish of cucumber slice.
  3. 3
    RINSE chilled glass with absinthe (swirl around to coat and discard excess) and set to one side.
  4. 4
    MUDDLE cucumber and gently muddle mint (just to bruise) in base of shaker.
  5. 5
    Add rum, lime juice and sugar, and SHAKE with ice.
  6. 6
    FINE STRAIN into absinthe-rinsed glass.
  7. 7
    TOP with splash of soda.
  8. 8
    Garnish with cucumber slice floated on surface.
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