1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 3rd March: Rum Sour

Our first cocktail is the Rum Sour, a tart and tasty cocktail. It’s best made with a quality dark rum; we used Pusser’s Gunpowder Proof Rum.

Rum Sour

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time2 mins

A simple three-ingredient classic which manages to be both sweet and tart; best made with a quality dark rum.

 60 ml dark rum
 22.50 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 22.50 ml simple syrup
 1 lemon wheel
 1 marashino cherry
 1 mint sprig

1

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

3

Strain into a tumbler.

4

Garnish with lemon twist, maraschino cherry and sprig of mint. (optional)

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 60 ml dark rum
 22.50 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
 22.50 ml simple syrup
 1 lemon wheel
 1 marashino cherry
 1 mint sprig

Directions

1

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

3

Strain into a tumbler.

4

Garnish with lemon twist, maraschino cherry and sprig of mint. (optional)

Rum Sour

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