Bon Vivant

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (20 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 13 oz Jamaican aged blended rum with funk
23 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
12 oz Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
12 oz Becherovka liqueur
1 dash Black walnut bitters
13 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Full-bodied like the rum that so influences herbal-influenced this late-night tipple.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Jason E. Clapham at the St. Edward's MCR at Oxford, England, who says, "Named thus because Jerry Thomas combines brandy and Jamaica rum 2:1 in a number of his famous punches; created with rums like Plantation Xaymaca or Berry Bros. Jamaica Rum in mind."

Nutrition:

One serving of Bon Vivant contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 25.22% alc./vol. (25.22° proof)
  • 25.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Rae Hopcroft’s Avatar Rae Hopcroft
12th July 2024 at 06:13
Too heavy on the Becherovka for me. I added some maple syrup to round it out and then midway through a dash of fig molasses, which really made it.
1st January 2024 at 05:49
I had some odds and ends boozes on hand for rum and brandy, used Cocchi vermouth, and Bittercube’s blackstrap bitters (nutmeg, kola, cinnamon). Finished with orange peel. I did shake it, rather than stirred. I found this less boozy and sweeter than the rating. Made a lovely, complex Christmasy cocktail.
John KM’s Avatar John KM
23rd September 2022 at 20:55
A nice drink but I’ll definitely go easier on the Becherovka next time. The rum is a great backbone to the drink but is a little drowned out by the herbal liquer
28th July 2022 at 21:13
Antica formula vermouth, Maison Rouge VSOP, Goslings Black Seal rum, Becherovka, black walnut bitters, how could this be bad.
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
5th December 2021 at 06:43
May not have had the right rum for this so I used 20ml each, an eight year old Barbados Rum and Plantation Original Dark. The Becherovka and Black Walnut play well together amidst a surround of rum/cognac and are well supported by a suprisingly subtle foundation from the Punt E Mes. I liked this. Easy on the Becherovka and use plenty of the Black Walnut. Five stars!