Name: Pilgrim Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 30 ml Orange juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Pimento dram; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Pilgrim Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of grated nutmeg.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with dusting of nutmeg grated over cocktail.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Whether you serve this hot or cold, it's a delicately spiced drink to warm the cockles.

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Variant:

Can also be served hot by simmering ingredients gently in a saucepan. (Add a splash of water.)

Nutrition:

One serving of Pilgrim Cocktail contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
15.83% alc./vol. (15.83° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Eric Gerber

6th November 2023 at 22:55

I agree that it's a bit too much citrus. I really want the allspice to be the hero of the drink, rather than an afterthought. Might try simply reducing the lime to 1/4 at first.

Calvin Grant

11th September 2023 at 02:32

This one got even better as it warmed up in the glass.

Lucas Munson

3rd January 2023 at 06:30

Very good! A little like a simplified Three Dots and a Dash served up.

Alan Brown

29th October 2022 at 17:11

We found this too citrussy. Upping the Grand Marnier fixed it for us and restored a better balance.

Miguel Perales

4th August 2022 at 23:39

This has a very "fall season" cocktail feel to it. Allspice, cloves, cinnamon from the homemade Allspice dram plus the nutmeg. I could see where this would make a great "Hot Toddy" as mentioned.

John Hinojos

26th October 2021 at 00:25

I am a big rum drinker, that this is an outstanding mix of Caribbean flavours. Everything is well balanced. You can taste the Pimento Dram and nutmeg. Not too sweet as some rum drinks can become.

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