Maid in Cuba

Name: Maid in Cuba
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: ¼ oz (7.5 ml) La Fée Parisienne absinthe; 2 oz (60 ml) Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum; ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Lime juice (freshly squeezed); ½ oz (15 ml) Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water); 7 fresh Mint leaves; 2 slice Cucumber (fresh); Top up with Thomas Henry Soda Water

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Method: shake
Glass: Coupe glass
Ice: Ice
Garnish: Slice of cucumber
ABV: 12%

Ingredients

La Fée Parisienne absinthe — ¼ oz (7.5 ml)
Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum — 2 oz (60 ml)
Lime juice (freshly squeezed) — ¾ oz (22.5 ml)
Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water) — ½ oz (15 ml)
Mint leaves — 7 fresh
Cucumber (fresh) — 2 slice
Thomas Henry Soda Water — Top up with

How to make it

POUR absinthe into ice-filled glass, TOP with water and leave to stand.
SHAKE other ingredients with ice.
DISCARD contents of glass and STRAIN contents of shaker into absinthe-coated glass.
TOP with splash of soda.

A refreshing cocktail with absinthe and cucumber.

Updated October 10, 2026