Best 2 Cable Car Cocktail Recipes

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This is from the top trend "cool cocktails" article in Bon Appetit's January '03 issue. This is "one of the most popular drinks at Nob Hill, the Vegas outpost of noted San Francisco chef Michael Mina. Serve it with old-fashioned cheese straws, and bring cocktail hour back at your house."

Provided by mersaydees

Categories     Beverages

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup water
1/4 cup superfine sugar, plus
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 lemon wedge
1 cup ice cube
5 tablespoons spiced rum
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons orange Curacao
2 orange rind twists

Steps:

  • Chill two Martini glasses in freezer.
  • Bring 1/4 cup water to boil in heavy small saucepan over high heat. Add 1/4 cup sugar and stir until dissolved. Cool sugar syrup completely.
  • On small plate, stir remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon to blend.
  • Rub rims of chilled glasses with lemon wedge. Dip rims into cinnamon sugar to coat lightly.
  • Combine ice, rum, lemon juice, curacao, and 2 tablespoons sugar syrup in cocktail shaker (reserve remaining sugar syrup for another cocktail -- can keep in pantry for a couple of weeks).
  • Shake mixture until cocktail shaker becomes frosty.
  • Strain mixture into prepared glasses.
  • Garnish with orange peel twists and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.1, Sodium 2.8, Carbohydrate 34.8, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 32, Protein 0.2

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I'm searching for recipes to use up spiced rum, and I found this on the internet. It's not tried by me yet, so I have no idea whether it's wonderful or not.

Provided by Bliss

Categories     Beverages

Time 1m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 ounce orange Curacao
1 ounce original captain morgan spiced rum
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce prepared sweet-and-sour mix

Steps:

  • Combine everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.5, Sodium 0.6, Carbohydrate 1.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 0.1

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