Oh Gosh!

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A subtley orange twist on a classic Daiquiri.

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History:

Created by Tony Conigliaro in 2001 at Isola, London, England. A customer requested a Daiquiri with a difference - when this was served he took one sip and exclaimed "Oh Gosh!".

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Nutrition:

One serving of Oh Gosh! contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 20.52% alc./vol. (20.52° proof)
  • 22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Beverly Stanton’s Avatar Beverly Stanton
3rd May at 20:50
Very nice. Added some bitters lavender bitters.
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Monkey Beng’s Avatar Monkey Beng
29th August 2023 at 14:53
I think with Cointreau is too sweet and with Merlet Triple sec, it's dryer and better with
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Michael Z’s Avatar Michael Z
15th February 2024 at 02:04
I see the current version more as a Margarita with rum (I did use agave). Curious to try this.
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Olle Rosendahl’s Avatar Olle Rosendahl
14th June 2022 at 16:45
I enjoyed this more than regular daiquiris and it fits me perfectly for warm summer days!
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8th May 2021 at 01:10
Good, but seems like it needs a little more acid. I'll try it with more lime juice next time.
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