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Ingredients
- Sugar
- Lime Wedge
- For the cocktail:
- 6 raspberries
- 1/2 oz orange liqueur
- 1 1/2 oz white rum
- 2 bar spoons (2 tsp) superfine sugar (put granulated sugar into your blender for a minute to make it fine)
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Whole Raspberries and lime wheel for garnish
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 150g | |
| Calories 171 | |
| Calories from Fat 2 | 1% |
| Total Fat 0.21g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.02g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium 104mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 12.11g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.5g | 8% |
| Sugars 4.68g | 3% |
| Protein 0.64g | 1% |
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