Airmail
The Airmail is a citrusy wine cocktail made with Gold Rum, Lime Juice, Honey Syrup and Champagne. It is shaken and served in a champagne flute, about 12% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Champagne flute
- Served
- Flute
- Strength
- About 12% ABV
- Family
- Spritz & Wine
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 30mlGold Rum
- 15mlLime Juice
- 15mlHoney Syrup
- 50mlChampagne
How to make it
- Shake rum, lime and honey with ice.
- Strain into flute and top with champagne.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Airmail
An early printing is in Esquire's Handbook for Hosts (1949). It's a honey Daiquiri topped with champagne, a rum cousin of the French 75.
Missing something?
- No Gold Rum? Use Aged Rum (Deeper and oakier)
- No Gold Rum? Use Dark Rum (Heavier molasses notes)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Honey Syrup? Use Honey (Mix with the same amount of warm water first)
- No Honey Syrup? Use Agave Syrup (Cleaner and less floral)
- No Champagne? Use Prosecco (Fruitier and a little sweeter)
All swaps for Gold Rum, Lime Juice, Honey Syrup and Champagne
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