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Spanish Armada

Name: Spanish Armada
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 20 ml Rum 10+ year old; 20 ml Spanish brandy; 10 ml Scotch whisky; 5 ml Peated malt whisky; 5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 5 ml China-China liqueur; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
²⁄₃ fl oz	10+ year old blended rum
²⁄₃ fl oz	Spanish brandy
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Peated single malt whisky
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Bigallet China China Amer
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Spanish Armada contains 138 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
29.83% alc./vol. (59.66° proof)
19.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2021 by Jessica Lambert at Vol. 39 Bar at The Kimpton Gray Hotel in Chicago, USA.

Review

Stir well, dilution is key to this richly flavoured cocktail which has currant and dried fruit notes.

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$1.47 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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John KM Premium Member 3y

I really liked this. There are many layers to the flavour, all jostling for attention. Superb drink

Herbert Brant 3y

Intense and rich, indeed. The blend of the numerous ingredients is quite skillful, and the overall effect is warm, spicy, and luscious. Perhaps more appropriate for a winter's evening, but also serves nicely as an afternoon apéritif.

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