Air Mail Recipe

By
Paul Clarke
Paul Clarke
Paul Clarke blogs about cocktails at The Cocktail Chronicles and writes regularly on spirits and cocktails for Imbibe magazine. He lives in Seattle, where he works as a writer and magazine editor.
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Updated August 09, 2018
Monotone blue illustration of an old-timey prop plane. A label reads "AIR MAIL."

Sure, you could make mimosas on Mother's Day. But if you're looking for something a little more adventurous to make with your bubbly—or, perhaps the idea of spending an afternoon at your mother's place requires a little extra fortification—you can send your greetings via Air Mail.

Bar manager Thad Vogler at Beretta in San Francisco likes these with the dry, floral taste of Barbancourt rum from Haiti, but the gentle, vanilla-y richness of Bacardi 8 also works well. And you'll want to use a dry Champagne or sparkling wine here; something sweet will overshadow the rum, and you can adjust the sweetness of the drink by tinkering with the honey. The important thing is, the Air Mail is flexible while being suitably celebratory, and the potency can be dialed up or down depending on your mother's tastes--and the day's situation.

Recipe Details

Air Mail Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Total 5 mins
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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces amber rum

  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice

  • 2 teaspoons honey, to taste

  • Dry Champagne or other sparkling wine

Directions

  1. Add everything except champagne to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into chilled coupe glass or champagne flute; top with 1-2 ounces chilled sparkling wine.

  2. To make mixing easier, mix equal parts honey and hot water and stir until well mixed. Keep refrigerated. Use double the amount of honey syrup as the amount of honey called for in the recipe.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
225 Calories
0g Fat
15g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 15g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 7mg 35%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 77mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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