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The Optimist

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A rum sour with plenty of basil, lime and honey, lifted by a little gin. The Chartreuse rinse adds only a faint herbal scent.

Similar names: Bitter Optimist, Optimist, Optimist Old Fashioned

Method
Shaken
Glass
coupe
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Floral
Fruity
Herbal
Refreshing
Sour

Ingredients

Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/6
Honey Syrup
0.5 cl
Yellow Chartreuse
0.25 cl
Fresh Basil
8
Lime Juice
2 cl
Gin
0.5 cl
White Rum
6 cl
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

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Instructions

  1. Chill a coupe, pour in the yellow Chartreuse and swirl it around the glass. Tip out any excess and set the glass aside.
  2. Add the lime juice, gin, honey syrup, white rum and basil to a shaker with ice.
  3. Shake hard until well chilled.
  4. Pour through a fine strainer into the rinsed coupe.
  5. Garnish with a thin cucumber slice.

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