Name: Haut Relievo
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Dark/black rum; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Haut Relievo
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Dark/black/blackstrap rum
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This late-night sipper is a riff on a Red Hook. Dark in colour with a toasty flavour.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2022 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. Named after a phrase used by Stephen Maturin to describe a refreshing ingredient in Patrick O'Brian's HMS Surprise. Mr Clapham originally based this recipe on Plantation Original Dark rum.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Haut Relievo contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
29.39% alc./vol. (29.39° proof)
24.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Justin Aniello

10th May at 13:50

I used blackstrap rum which was a bit overpowering for the other ingredients. You could tell the other two were there, but a regular dark rum would likely work even better. Gives off rum and cola vibes but with more depth.

Matt

6th March at 05:31

I like this. The maraschino leads the flavor, working with the Averna, with a boozy background provided by the rum. I think trying different amaro would be interesting, and would perhaps reduce the maraschino to 1 t/5 ml from the current 1/2 T/7.5 ml, to see if that brings the amaro to the front of the flavor a bit more. I used Goslings - I think Plantation Original Dark would likely be better as well.

Adam Kormondy

17th December 2024 at 06:16

Very tasty with Gosling's and the right amount of maraschino. Used Ramazotti for the Amaro since it was on hand and surprisingly it's a little lost. Want to try again with some other subs (think Abano might be a good choice).

Yorey C

8th February 2024 at 10:53

good with goslings, but myers seriously overpowers... speculate like 33% **less** myers, 20% more goslings would be my personal ideal?

Yorey C

18th June 2024 at 20:27

still kinda dry with a lower proportion of myers

Calvin Grant

29th August 2023 at 02:50

I found this to be quite tasty made with Myers's Single Barrel Select. Not a bad mixer.

John Hinojos

28th March 2023 at 04:23

As a huge fan of rum, loved this. Used Hamilton Pot Stilled Black Jamaican at 90+proof. Cocktail starts off with a hit of Jamaican rum funk followed by the spices of the Amaro and angostura. Ends with hints of pepper and cherries. Found the cocktail alive with a burst of flavours and hints of Caribbean mystic. Does benefit from a very long stir. Allow to breathe as the initial sharp flavours do mellow as it breathes.

John Hinojos

28th March 2023 at 04:26

Oddly, this is a cocktail which I think would be better shaken and stirred. It seems to benefit from getting more air and being very cold.

Herbert Brant

22nd January 2023 at 20:37

As the commenter below says, this is an intense, dark and brooding cocktail, but I did enjoy it. The second time I made it, I used Peychaud's instead of Angostura, and it added nice, subtle zing to the mix.

Jeremy Harrold

5th January 2023 at 01:32

Intense, dark and brooding flavours with the Maraschino coming and going. For my palate it didn’t work.

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