Shanghai Cocktail

Shanghai Cocktail

Jamaican rum shaken with lemon, a teaspoon of anisette and a blush of grenadine. Funky rum meets licorice in a compact vintage sour.

19.5% ABVMediumCocktails

Easy

Difficulty

3 min

Time

140 Cal

Calories

1

Serving

Flavor profile

Rum

Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

  • White Rum· not in your bar1 oz

    Or swap: Cachaça — makes it punchier, Gold Rum — richer, slightly oaky

  • Grenadine· not in your bar1/2 tsp

    Or swap: Raspberry Syrup — berry-forward, same blush

  • Lemon(optional)· not in your barJuice of 1/4
  • Anisette· not in your bar1 tsp

    Or swap: Sambuca — drier, boozier

Instructions

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.

  2. Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Pairs well with

Anise-kissed rum with lemon leans toward aromatic Chinese small plates:

  • Five-spice pork belly bites
  • Scallion pancake wedges
  • Sesame prawn toast
  • Candied ginger

Similar taste

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