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Aperitivo/aperitif

4.0 46 ratings

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Ingredients

1 2/3 oz Light white rum
1 oz Fino sherry
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 dash Creole bitters

How to make

Serve in a flute glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.
  2. 2 RIM glass with charcoal powder (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into charcoal).
  3. 3 Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.

Method

  1. 4 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled, rimmed glass.

Garnish

  1. 6 EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and discard.

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Flavour profile

16.5% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 182 calories

History

Fino sherry and Creole bitters brilliantly distinguish this riff on a classic Daiquiri. Beautifully balanced and delicately flavoured. A lipstick-saving space is advised for the charcoal rim, rather than encircling it entirely.

Adapted from a recipe created in 2014 for the Bacardi Legacy competition by Roman Foltan at the Artesian Bar, located within The Langham Hotel in London, England.

Created by Roman Foltan