The Pancho Villa is the Filipino answer to the Singapore Sling. It was first published in Charles H. Baker’s A Gentleman’s Companion in 1939 and named for the Filipino flyweight boxing champ Francisco Villaruel Guilledo who went by the nickname Pancho Villa. This recipe is a reconstructed version from Filipino bartender Marlo Gamora for NYC restaurant Jeepney.

Pancho Villa

Marlo Gamora

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Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

 

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• 1 1/2 oz Rum Santa Teresa 1796
• 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Apricot Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Cherry Liqueur Cherry Heering
• 3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1/4 oz Lime Juice

Top

• Soda Water

Garnish

• Pineapple Fronds
• Lime Wheel

Instructions

 

• Add ingredients to a shaking tin.
• Shake 8-10 Seconds.
• Strain in a highball glass.
• Top soda
• Fill until top with ice.
• Add garnish.
• Enjoy!

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