Ingredients

  • 1 ozgold rum
  • ½ ozhoney syrup
  • ½ ozfresh lime juice
  • 2 ozchampagne
  • 🍋None traditional(garnish)

🔧 Tools

cocktail shakerjiggerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add rum, honey syrup, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a champagne flute.
  4. Top with cold champagne.
  5. Serve without garnish in the traditional style.

📜 History

The Airmail emerged around 1930 in Cuba, first appearing in a Bacardi promotional pamphlet commemorating the launch of airmail service to and from the island. The champagne top represents celebration and modernity, while the honey-rum-lime base is quintessentially Cuban. This elegant drink bridges the Daiquiri and French 75 traditions.

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