Name: Right-hand Twist
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Spiced rum; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 25 ml Red bitter liqueur; 5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry

Right-hand Twist
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Chairman's Reserve Spiced Rum
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Spiced rum - Nuts
Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This spiced rum and PX sherry riff on the classic Negroni is firmly on the bitter side of bittersweet.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Bobby Hiddleston at Swift bar in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Right-hand Twist contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.46% alc./vol. (22.46° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

13th September 2024 at 01:34

Dark and smooth with a sweet foundation, but a pronounced bitterness that emerges shortly after the initial taste and lingers for a prolonged finish. Notably smoother than the nearly identical Kingston Negroni - the lower proof (and spiced) rum and the bit of PX Sherry make a real difference.

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