Airmail

Name: Airmail
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 1/4 oz White Rum; 1/2 oz Lime juice; 1/2 oz Honey Syrup; Top up with Champagne

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Ingredients

1 1/4 oz White Rum

1/2 oz Lime juice

1/2 oz Honey Syrup

Top up with Champagne

Garnishes

1 sprig Mint

Glass

Highball

Preparation

Shake the rum, lime juice and honey syrup in a cocktail shaker. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Top with Champagne, then garnish.

Description

The Airmail cocktail is a classic but somewhat forgotten drink with a refreshing and effervescent character. Some variations might include a dash of Angostura bitters for added complexity or a lime wedge garnish.

History

The earliest documented reference to the Airmail cocktail appears in a 1930s promotional pamphlet from Bacardi rum, which even suggested a postage stamp as a garnish. Then appearing in cocktail recipe books and magazines of the 1940s and 1950s. However, with the emergence of new and trendy cocktails, the Airmail gradually faded from the spotlight.