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Acapulco Gold recipe
ShakenHighballCubed ice11% ABV
The Acapulco Gold is a shaken rum cocktail, made with grapefruit juice, lime juice, coconut cream and more, served in a highball over ice. It is citrusy, creamy and tropical.
Recipe from Oscar Villegas; Senor Pico.
Acapulco Gold ingredients
| Grapefruit juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Lime juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Coconut cream | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Pineapple juice | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Jamaican rum | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Tequila blanco | 30 ml (1 oz) |
How to make an Acapulco Gold
- Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
- Strain over fresh ice in a highball.
- Garnish with grated nutmeg.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Grated nutmeg
Acapulco Gold: quick answers
- How strong is a Acapulco Gold?
- About 11% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Acapulco Gold?
- About 300 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Acapulco Gold served in?
- A highball, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Acapulco Gold have?
- 6 in total: grapefruit juice, lime juice, coconut cream, pineapple juice, Jamaican rum and tequila blanco.
