Drinks

Behind the Bar: Shanghai Cocktail

Journey to New Orleans' French Quarter and learn to make this vintage cocktail at Cane & Table



Shanghai Cocktail
From Nick Detrich at Cane & Table in New Orleans

Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Jamaican rum
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz.  grenadine
¼ oz. Herbsaint, plus more for seasoning
1 twist lemon peel, for seasoning

Preparation
Combine all ingriedents in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake 15 to 16 times. Double strain the mixture into a chilled cocktail glass. Season the outside of glass with a few sprays of Herbsaint and a fresh lemon peel.


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