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Silver Daisy (Sparkling Rum Cocktail) Recipe

Maggie Hoffman
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Silver Daisy (Sparkling Rum Cocktail) Recipe

[Photograph: Vicky Wasik]

The French 75 goes a little tiki in this rum-based rendition, from Jesse Cyr of Rob Roy in Seattle. Instead of the classic lemon, this version incorporates lime and a little orange curaçao. The drink is festively fizzy, fruity, and tart, with an underlying vanilla flavor thanks to the rum.

Read more: 4 Festive, Bubbly Riffs on the French 75 Cocktail

  • Yield:Makes 1 cocktail
  • Active time: 2 minutes
  • Total time:2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 ounce (7ml) 2:1 simple syrup (see note)
  • 3/4 ounce (22ml) fresh juice from 1 or 2 limes
  • 1/2 ounce (15ml) orange curaçao
  • 1 1/2 ounces (45ml) lightly aged rum, such as El Dorado 5-Year
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 ounces (60ml) chilled dry sparkling wine

Directions

  1. 1.

    Add simple syrup, lime juice, curaçao, rum, and Angostura to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 12 seconds. Strain into a Champagne flute and top with sparkling wine.

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