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Bushwacker recipe
BlendedHighballCrushed ice9% ABV340 kcal
The Bushwacker is a blended rum cocktail, made with dark rum, coffee liqueur, white crème de cacao and more, served in a highball over crushed ice. It is creamy and coffee-rich.
Bushwacker ingredients
| Dark rum | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Coffee liqueur | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| White crème de cacao | 20 ml (¾ oz) |
| Coconut cream | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Milk | 60 ml (2 oz) |
How to make a Bushwacker
- Blend everything with a scoop of crushed ice for a few seconds.
- Pour into a highball and top with more crushed ice.
- Garnish with grated nutmeg.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Grated nutmeg
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Bushwacker: quick answers
- How strong is a Bushwacker?
- About 8.7% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 16 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Bushwacker?
- About 340 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 Bushwacker served in?
- A highball, over crushed ice.
- How many ingredients does a Bushwacker have?
- 5 in total: dark rum, coffee liqueur, white crème de cacao, coconut cream and milk.
