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Cable Car recipe
ShakenCoupeNo ice21% ABV210 kcal
The Cable Car is a shaken rum cocktail, made with spiced rum, triple sec, lemon juice and more, served in a coupe. It is citrusy.
Tony Abou-Ganim, Starlight Room, San Francisco, 1996.
Cable Car ingredients
| Spiced rum | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Triple sec | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Lemon juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 7.5 ml (¼ oz) |
How to make a Cable Car
- Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
- Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with cinnamon sugar rim and an orange twist.
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None, served up
- Garnish
- Cinnamon sugar rim and an orange twist
Cable Car: quick answers
- How strong is a Cable Car?
- About 21% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 24 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Cable Car?
- About 210 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 Cable Car served in?
- A coupe, with no ice in the glass.
- How many ingredients does a Cable Car have?
- 4 in total: spiced rum, triple sec, lemon juice and simple syrup.
