Campari Flamingo Recipe

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Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Hoffman
Maggie Hoffman is a longtime food and drink expert whose recipes and cocktail-making tips can be found on her newsletters What to Drink and The Dinner Plan. She is the author of  The One-Bottle Cocktail and Batch Cocktails, both published by Ten Speed Press.
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Updated April 03, 2025
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Robyn Lee

If you like Campari and soda, this offers a little bit more—fuller body, a tart and fruity bitter edge, and a bass note from rum. This recipe is adapted from Jim Meehan.

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Recipe Details

Campari Flamingo Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 1 serving
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 to 2 whole limes

  • 1 1/2 ounces aged rum, such as Appleton Estate

  • 1/2 ounce Campari

  • 3 ounces pink grapefruit soda such as Fizzy Lizzy

Directions

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add lime juice, rum, and Campari. Shake well.

  2. Strain into ice-filled rocks glass. Add grapefruit soda, stir gently and serve.

Special Equipment

Cocktail shaker and strainer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
200 Calories
0g Fat
28g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 28g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 45mg 224%
Calcium 31mg 2%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 196mg 4%
*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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