Mariposa
Muddle; Shake ∙ 4 min ∙ 14.8% ABV ∙
The Mariposa is a savory rum sour of white rum, lemon juice and elderflower liqueur, shaken with muddled cherry tomato and fresh basil and served up.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker, muddle: Cherry tomato 1 pcFresh basil leaves 4 pcs
- Add the remaining ingredients: White rum 50 mlLemon juice 25 mlElderflower liqueur 25 mlSugar syrup 5 ml
- Shake with ice and fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with half a cherry tomato and a basil sprig on the rim
Tips
- Go gently with the cherry tomato and basil; press just enough to release juice and oils, and leave the tomato seeds whole.
- Shake hard but briefly; you want the drink cold and airy, and extra water would mute the basil.
History
The Mariposa is a modern savory cocktail created by Robb Collins, group head bartender at the London Cocktail Club, for the 2015 Bacardi Legacy UK Finals, a national bartending competition. Collins built the drink around a muddled cherry tomato and fresh basil paired with white rum, lemon juice, and elderflower liqueur, giving it an unusual savory, tangy, floral profile compared with typical rum sours of the era.
The name, Spanish for "butterfly," was tied to a fictional wartime backstory the bartender devised for the competition, describing an American soldier falling in love with a French-Cuban woman named Mariposa during World War II.
