Colonel Ward

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 oz White overproof rum (unaged Jamaican/funky)
1⁄2 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄6 oz Fernet Branca liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Strength 6/10
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Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Rum funk-laced orchard and citrus fruit with medicinal herbal complexity.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, England. Originally made with Wray & Nephew overproof rum, this cocktail is named after John Wray's nephew.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Colonel Ward contains 126 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.62% alc./vol. (19.62° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
10th February at 01:49
Too fruity for my taste, but ingredients mix well. Rum up front followed by fruit and menthol, with a menthol finish.
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Niccolò Murtas’ Avatar Niccolò Murtas
3rd March 2024 at 22:13
Am i the only one who can taste honey in it? Anyway it's excellent
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
19th October 2023 at 19:38
Ooh...no....I don't know what I did wrong with this because it's Very Not Good. It's medicinal but in the really bad way to the extent it almost tastes like soap.
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Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
19th October 2023 at 19:42
wray & nephew? love it. fernet? tasty. soap? nowhere near any of my equipment. I think it might be the orange juice not mixing well with something ala toothpaste.
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jason keane’s Avatar jason keane
28th May 2022 at 21:11
Not bad. Fresh OJ is a must. I am tempted to try it again with a spoon of apricot jam in the recipe.
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