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Rompope recipe
Also known as Mexican Eggnog
Dry shakenRocks glassCubed ice6% ABV
The Rompope is a dry-shaken rum cocktail, made with aged rum, milk, egg yolk and more, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is creamy.
Mexico’s eggnog, first made by nuns in Puebla: milk, egg yolk, vanilla and rum, served cold at Christmas.
Rompope ingredients
| Aged rum | 30 ml (1 oz) |
| Milk | 120 ml (4 oz) |
| Egg yolk | 1 piece |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Vanilla extract | 2.5 ml (¼ oz) |
How to make a Rompope
- Shake everything without ice for 10 seconds to whip the egg white.
- Add ice and shake hard again.
- Double strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with ground cinnamon.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Cubed
- Garnish
- Ground cinnamon
Rompope: quick answers
- How strong is a Rompope?
- About 5.5% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 9 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Rompope?
- About 230 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 Rompope served in?
- A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
- How many ingredients does a Rompope have?
- 5 in total: aged rum, milk, egg yolk, simple syrup and vanilla extract.
