Harpo's Special

Name: Harpo's Special
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 8 ml Simple Syrup; 1 dash Angostura Bitters; 60 ml White Rum; 1 sli Lime; 15 ml Lime Juice; 8 ml Triple Sec

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Shake White Rum, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Triple Sec with ice. Strain into a coupe.

Harpo's Special first appeared in Esquire magazine’s “Potables” column in June 1939, written by Murdock Pemberton. As David Wondrich suggests, this drink is probably based on either the Santiago Cocktail or the Golden Glove.

Method

Shaken

Glass

coupe

Difficulty

Hard

Flavor Profile

Bitter

Citrus

Refreshing

Sour

Strong