The Airmail is a classic cocktail that was first published in 1949 in Esquire's Handbook For Hosts: A Time-Honored Guide to the Perfect Party. The recipe is essentially a tropical variation of the French 75 that's made with rum as the base instead of gin or brandy and citrus and honey syrup as the sweeteners. It then tops it all off with refreshing sparkling wine just like the classic but stretches the ingredients over ice in a highball glass instead of a coupe or champagne flute.
Add rum, lime juice, and honey syrup to a shaker.
Fill shaker with cubed ice.
Shake for 10-20 seconds.
Fill a highball glass with fresh cracked ice.
Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into highball glass.
Top with sparkling wine.
Garnish with lime peel.