Bacardi Cocktail
A pink, citrus-forward rum sour brightened with a touch of grenadine and fresh lime.
Base
rum
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
soursweet
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz grenadine
Instructions
- 1Add rum, lime juice, and grenadine to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Strain into a chilled coupe.
Origin & Story
Cuba/New York, early 1900s
A close cousin of the Daiquiri, it became the subject of a famous 1936 court case after a New York judge ruled that a 'Bacardi Cocktail' must legally contain Bacardi rum, protecting the brand's name in cocktail form.
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