Cable Car
The Quirky Foodster Team
Sugar-rimmed coupe or cocktail glass
Glass
Cinnamon sugar rim
Garnish
Ingredients
- Spiced rum — 45 ml (1 1/2 oz)
- Orange curaçao — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Simple syrup — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
Method
- Rim a coupe with cinnamon sugar.
- Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into the prepared glass.
Description: A modern San Francisco classic pairing spiced rum with orange liqueur and a cinnamon-sugar rim.
Cultural Background: Created by bartender Tony Abou-Ganim at San Francisco's Starlight Room in 1996, named for the city's iconic cable cars.
Tips: Use a genuinely good spiced rum — the spice notes are central to the drink's identity.
Variations: A dash of Angostura bitters adds extra warmth and spice.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, with the cinnamon rim as its signature detail.
Nutrition: Approx. 185 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why the cinnamon sugar rim?
A: It echoes the spice notes already in the rum, tying the whole drink together.
- Spiced rum — 45 ml (1 1/2 oz)
- Orange curaçao — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Simple syrup — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
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