Horchata Highball

Name: Horchata Highball
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 oz rum (mix of dark and white); 1 oz homemade horchata; 1/2 oz cinnamon simple syrup (1/2 cup sugar + 1/2 cup water + 2 big pinches cinnamon, boiled); 1/2 oz fresh lime juice; Sparkling water, to top; Lime wheel for garnish

A creamy horchata highball spiked with rum, cinnamon syrup, and a squeeze of lime.

Total time

10 min

Serves

1

Difficulty

Medium

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Essentials · serves 1

2 oz rum (mix of dark and white) 1 oz homemade horchata 1/2 oz cinnamon simple syrup (1/2 cup sugar + 1/2 cup water + 2 big pinches cinnamon, boiled) 1/2 oz fresh lime juice Sparkling water, to top Lime wheel for garnish

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The preparation

4 steps, about 10 minutes start to finish.

01
Make cinnamon simple syrup by combining sugar, water, and cinnamon in a saucepan, bring to boil, cool.
02
Combine rum, horchata, cinnamon simple syrup, and lime juice in a glass over ice and stir.
03
Top with sparkling water.
04
Garnish with a lime wheel.

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“Make the cinnamon syrup ahead and let it cool fully, since warm syrup melts your ice on contact. Add the sparkling water last and stir just once so it keeps its fizz.”

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