Our first cocktail this evening is the Air Mail.
Drinks historian David Wondrich has said this cocktail randomly popped up as if by “spontaneous generation”. Its name though is easily explaned:
Way back when, airmail was the last word in getting something from point A to point B. And in fact, this one’ll do just that to you, but quick. So quick that, if we were inclined to take such liberties, we’d rename it the ‘Email.’
AuthorThe Cocktails Must FlowCategoryChampagne, Golden Rum, Honey Syrup, Lime JuiceDifficultyBeginnerRum and champagne is an unusual combination but one which works well in this 1940s cocktail.
Add ice to a mixing jug.
Add rum, honey syrup and lime juice to the jug and stir thorouhgly.
Pour, unstrained, into a highball gass.
Top off with champagne.
Drinks historian David Wondrich has said this cocktail randomly popped up as if by "spontaneous generation". Its name though is easily explaned: "Way back when, airmail was the last word in getting something from point A to point B. And in fact, this one'll do just that to you, but quick. So quick that, if we were inclined to take such liberties, we'd rename it the 'Email.'"
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Ingredients
Directions
Add ice to a mixing jug.
Add rum, honey syrup and lime juice to the jug and stir thorouhgly.
Pour, unstrained, into a highball gass.
Top off with champagne.