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Atonement

Name: Atonement
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 30 ml Dark/black rum; 15 ml Blanc quinquina/kina; 7.5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 5 ml Orgeat syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (22)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1 fl oz	Dark/black/blackstrap rum
1/2 fl oz	Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal, Kina L'Aéro)
1/4 fl oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1/6 fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Atonement contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
27.96% alc./vol. (55.92° proof)
24.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts

History

Adapted from a cocktail served at Georgia James restaurant in Houston, Texas. The original was served straight-up in a Nick & Nora style glass.

This cocktail was kindly brought to my attention in October 2022 by Frank Rozzelle who was visiting from Louisiana and dined with friends at the steakhouse and described the Atonement as "one of the best cocktails I have ever consumed!" This recipe is my own interpretation rather than an attempt at reproduction.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Quinquina and spirituous spice from the whiskey and run balance the rich notes of the raisiny sherry and particularly the nutty orgeat. Dilution also seems key to the success of this combo, hence my preference of serving old-fashioned-style.

Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez 750ml - makes 100 cocktails
$29.99 $0.30 per cocktail

Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 150.5 cocktails
$14.99 $0.10 per cocktail

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

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Makes a minimum of 100 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Take it slowly and the dilution from a block of ice, as well as the drink losing its initially sharp chill, opens everything up beautifully.

John Champion 3y

A delicious nightcap with lots of interesting flavors. The orgeat and sherry combo is the highlight for me, giving this cocktail a sweet, nutty flavor accentuated by the spice of the rye and angostura. A new favorite.

Alan Brown Premium Member 3y

Better than mellow, in my view. Some lovely subtlety of flavours while still delivering a deliciously punchy cocktail.

Kjell Eriksson Premium Member 3y

Very mellow.

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