Name: Ciro's Special
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rum - Dark / black / blackstrap; 22.5 ml Crème de cassis liqueur; 22.5 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 5 ml Grand Marnier liqueur

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

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

Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

World Coconut Day

The name coconut comes from 'coco', the Portuguese word for head or skull, and despite the name, is a fruit rather than a nut.

Porn Star Martini Day

What would be the most befitting date in the year for such an auspicious event as Porn Star Martini Day? The answer, with every possible pun intended,

National Chocolate Milkshake Day

Frothy, creamy, sweet and indulgent. The chocolate milkshake is indeed a marvellous thing. And today we celebrate this yummy treat as it's National Chocolate

National Cachaça Day

September 13th is celebrated as Dia Nacional da Cachaça (National Cachaça Day) in Brazil so by extension also in other countries, although this should

Rum Punch Day

Whether you're a collector of antique punch bowls, a fully-fledged punch anorak, or just a casual dabbler, the original spirits-based mixed drink, punch,

World Paloma Day

It's Paloma's birthday and World Paloma Day, which both fall on this day, incredibly apt as it's also International Day of Peace.

View readers' comments

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

More cocktails with similar booziness and sweet/dry/sourness

Review:

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

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. (37.58° proof)
17.8 grams of pure alcohol

More Classic/vintage cocktails
More Fruity cocktails

Difford's Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Previous Cocktail
Ding-A-Ling

Next Cocktail
Haut Relievo

Join the Discussion

... comment(s) for Ciro's Special

You must log in to your account to make a comment.

Ciro's Special

Serve in a

Garnish: