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

Ciro's Special
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Dark/black/blackstrap rum
³⁄₄ oz	Joseph Cartron Double Crème de Cassis de Bourgogne
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Characterful dark rum and huge fruity components sit harmoniously in this rum daisy.

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History:

Created at Ciro's nightclub in Hollywood, USA, this cocktail appears Ted Saucier's 1951 book Bottoms Up.

CIRO'S SPECIAL
Courtesy, Ciro's, Hollywood
Juice 1 fresh lime
1 jigger dark rum
½ jigger crème de cassis
1 dash Grand Marnier
Ice
Shake and strain into chilled glass.
Ted Saucier, 1951

Nutrition:

One serving of Ciro's Special contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.79% alc./vol. (18.79° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Ryan Harrold

19th October 2024 at 10:27

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

19th October 2024 at 11:15

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

10th February 2023 at 18:24

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

10th December 2022 at 22:26

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

10th December 2022 at 10:16

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

Miguel Perales

10th December 2022 at 22:28

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

Nathalie O'Flynn

10th December 2022 at 21:00

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

Tony Jones

4th December 2022 at 16:57

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!

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