Nevada Cocktail
A refreshing, tasty, but easy to make Rum cocktail, the Nevada cocktail combines grapefruit and lime with Rum for something a little bit different. This ones a bit of an oldie, so you may have seen variations of this recipe elsewhere. Feel free to expiriment.Being a Rum and fruit juice cocktail, you can think of it as a variety of Daiquiri, so this one is for the Dairquiri lovers! The Graphefruit Juice can make things a little bit tart, but there's sugar added to try and counterbalance this.Whip up a few of these for friends, see what ratios you like, and go from there.
Ingredients
- 45 mL White Rum
- 45 mL Grapefruit Juice
- 30 mL Lime Juice
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- Garnish with lime wedge
Instructions
- Put Rum, Grapefruit Juice, Lime Juice, Sugar, and Angostura Bitters in a cocktail shaker with a good amount of ice.
- Shake well and ensure the drink is cold.
- Strain into a Martini glass.
- Garnish and drink.
Notes
Although there's plenty of citrus here, make sure you also use a good quality Rum so the flavours come through for the best possible cocktail.
Since this is a fairly basic variation of a Classic Daiquiri, there's not a huge amount of information on this cocktail. The addition of Grapefruit Juice (and of course the Bitters!) adds a lot to the drink, but it's not so different from a standard Lime Daiquiri that it warrants a discussion.
Because of this, the name remains a bit of a mystery. It's a great mixture, yes, but what does it have to do with Nevada?
Oh well, let's have a drink.