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Kicker

Name: Kicker
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 22.5 ml Calvados apple brandy; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
²⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare thin apple slice (ideally dehydrated) for garnish.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Float (dehydrated) apple slice for garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Kicker contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.18% alc./vol. (54.35° proof)
23.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

KICKER COCKTAIL.
2 Dashes Italian Vermouth.
1/3 Calvados.
2/3 Bacardi Rum.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Harry Craddock, 1930

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Review

One man's 'dash' is another's 'splash'. At least that's how I've interpreted the amount of vermouth in this spirit-forward heavily calvados-influenced sipping cocktail. Would also suit being served over a large cube or chunk of block ice.

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John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Really liked this cocktail. Had as an evening sipper and it was great. Used 86 proof Applejack which added a little more spark and a bit stronger apple flavour. Nice spicy and peppery notes. Very pleasant.

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