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Rumtiger -> RE: Cocktail Recipes? Favorites, Obscure, Personal Inventions... (2/3/2007 9:27:40 PM)
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ORIGINAL: sensualmagirl
hmm... well for those of us who can't have sugar (for diet or health reasons), but would like a cocktail (without the excuse of the "holidays" to have something really sweet like Baileys) sometimes, sugar-free needs to be done unfortunately -- Rum is bad enough... no need to add that simple syrup... LOL [;)] Besides, equal melts in cold drinks, no need to make it into a "syrup" like you do with sugar. Well, as usual, this is but my opinion... We both quite like it though, alot
If you care to have the recipe, here it is (with the simple syrup/equal alternative):
1 1/2 ounce of light rum
12 mint leaves
1/2 lime
Dash of bitters
Simple Syrup (equal parts of sugar melted w/water) Or 4 packets equal
Club Soda
In a collins (tall) glass, place 12 mint leaves and 1/2 a lime, crush well, but I don't like to break up the mint... Add 2 dashes of bitters. Cover lime with the syrup (or 4 packets of Equal). Fill glass with ice. Add rum and top off with club soda. Stir well and garnish with lime.
For extra Lime flavor: I've been using one packet of True Lime when I add the Equal -- you can find it with the Sugar, great in water too!
White sugar? worse sacrilage then before!
hehe i'm just breaking your balls, my method is a bit different as I use sugar in the raw and grind in the glass with the mint leaves until the mint is completly obliterated (like how you would start with a good mint julep) by the sugar granuales, add in lime juice and grind a bit more, then ice and then I use golden rum instead of white rum (hate the white stuff) stir, then top with sprite or 7-up, stir again, throw in the squeezed out lime.
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