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Cable Car

Cable Car

A favorite among the patrons of the MGM Grand Hotel and Bellagio Hotel.

[Glamour] [Happy Hour]

Ingredients [ oz | cl ][ My Bar ]
1 12 oz Spiced Rum[ Add ]
34 oz Orange Curaçao[ Add ]
12 oz Sweet and Sour[ Add ]
Method: On the rocks
Glass: Cocktail
Recipe:
  1. Prepare a chilled cocktail glass with a cinnamon flavored sugar on the rim.
  2. Shake all the ingredients with ice for a few seconds
  3. Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum works very well.
  4. Strain into the cocktail glass.



Volume: 2.8 oz
Alcohol units: 2.3 standard drinks
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 28%

Popularity

Times viewed: 54971
Average Score: 8.8 (4 votes)

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History

Created in 1996 by Tony Abou-Ganim while working in the Starlight Room atop the historic Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. The hotel is located right on the Nob Hill Cable Car tracks and the catch phrase for the Starlight Room was “Between The Stars and the Cable Cars”.

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  1. Sidecar

    A retro cocktail that served as the basis for a lot of classic cocktails.

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Almost as good as its originator (the Sidecar) this one packs the potential of the diversity - with all the spiced rums out there, you may have it tasting very differently every time.

Comment by johnniepop on 2016-01-21 14:22:29

Added by David on
Last updated on 2010-09-20 18:10:17
Status: Approved