Knickerbocker Special

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Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1⁄2 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
1⁄2 oz Raspberry (framboise) sugar syrup
1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 4/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 4/10
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Review:

Slightly sweet and very fruity with raspberry and pineapple to the fore. Made with freshly prepared homemade raspberry syrup (1½:1) this is particularly delicious.

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History:

The Knickerbocker Special first appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. For the full story see our Knickerbocker Cocktails page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Knickerbocker Special contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 14.71% alc./vol. (14.71° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
3rd June at 06:13
A truly flavoursome delight. Also an example of my wet palate, where I much prefer this to the original Knickerbocker.
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C.A. Mat’s Avatar C.A. Mat
22nd May 2023 at 03:08
This is a delicious, very fruity combination, entirely worth the number of ingredients. I also made one with blueberry syrup and it was equally good.
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