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 was created in the 1930s at Havana's legendary La Florida bar (El Floridita) to commemorate the inauguration of airmail service between Cuba and the United States. 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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