Name: Ciro's Special
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Dark/black rum; 22.5 ml Crème de cassis; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 5 ml Grand Marnier

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Dark/black/blackstrap rum

³⁄₄ fl oz

Crème de cassis liqueur

³⁄₄ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Ciro's Special contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.96% alc./vol. (37.92° proof)
19.3 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 6w

Delicious and beautifully balanced. Add a few drops, or even a dash, of orange bitters to complement the Grand Marnier and introduce a bit more complexity.

Sally Morgan Premium Member 26w

Really fresh from the lime. I don't normally fine strain because I like the shards of ice but in this case it does improve the look.

Caitlin Eisner Premium Member 52w

O. M. G. I was not expecting to love it so much. I just thought I'd try it because I've barely used my blackstrap rum, but this was amazing.

Robert Spain 1y

Very good with dark or demerara rum, excellent with blackstrap. So I'll use the latter while the bottle lasts.

Ryan Harrold Premium Member 1y

An Excellent Cocktail with the Crème De Cassis not being overpowering, with there being a nice amount of citrus coming through from the limes, with the small hint of Grand Mariner smoothing things out nicely, which I’m going to make this again by swapping out the Crème De Cassis for Crème De Framboise and swapping out the Lime Juice for lemon juice, with the measurements being the same to see how that goes

Ryan Harrold Premium Member 1y

Just tried it and it’s a little more sour and tart due to the Lemon Juice and Crème De Framboise, but works really well with the Dark Rum and the small hint of Grand Mariner, with in my opinion this variation being equally as good the original

Jacob Silverman 3y

It allows the cassis to shine without becoming too fruity. I can't help but think a different rum, like an aged Jamaican or agricole, would add another needed dimension to this cocktail

Miguel Perales Premium Member 3y

Wow. What a nice cocktail. The Cassis is prevalent on the nose. It is slightly citrusy upfront on the palate but nicely balanced. Actually a light, refreshing cocktail.

Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member 3y

Silly general cocktail question, I am writing it here as this is today's lunchtime cocktail. About "freshly squeezed" lime or lemon etc... is it ok when prepared 1-2 hours ahead ? I suppose in bars they squeeze everything hours ahead and bottle the juices but I take things a bit too literally sometimes lol

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Fresh is best but a few hours ahead of time is OK. Best to keep chilled.

Nathalie O Flynn Premium Member 3y

absolutely it goes straight into the fridge, and would't prepare more than say 2 hours ahead. This cocktail by the way was pretty nice, nicer than expected. Thanks for the tip. By the way England are losing to France lol

Miguel Perales Premium Member 3y

Look into making "super juice" for lime and lemon juice (Youtube). It has been a game changer for me.

Tony Jones 3y

This is really good!
There's a lot of lime, but it balances well with Grand Marnier.
The (Gosling) rum and cassis are supporting players, surprisingly, but of course they're defining the drink.
Excellent. I'm having a second!