Cable Car
The Cable Car is a citrusy, spicy sour made with Aged Rum, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and Cinnamon Syrup. It is shaken and served in a cocktail glass, about 18% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Martini
- Strength
- About 18% ABV
- Family
- Sour
- Flavour
- Citrus, spicy
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 45mlAged Rum
- 22mlTriple Sec
- 22mlLemon Juice
- 15mlSimple Syrup
- 7.5mlCinnamon Syrup
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into cinnamon-sugar rimmed cocktail glass.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Cable Car
Tony Abou-Ganim created it in 1996 at the Starlight Room in San Francisco, a bar right above the Powell Street cable car line.
Missing something?
- No Aged Rum? Use Gold Rum (Lighter and a little sweeter)
- No Aged Rum? Use Dark Rum (Heavier molasses notes)
- No Triple Sec? Use Grand Marnier (Richer and cognac-based, with less bright orange)
- No Triple Sec? Use Blue Curaçao (Same flavour, but turns the drink blue)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Rich Simple Syrup (More concentrated, so use less)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
- No Cinnamon Syrup? Use Pumpkin Spice Syrup (Cinnamon-led, with extra pumpkin and nutmeg)
All swaps for Aged Rum, Triple Sec, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and Cinnamon Syrup
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