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Martinique Fizz

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (29)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 barspoon Powdered sugar (white sugar ground in mortar and pestle)
1 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
2/3 fl oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1/2 fl oz Agricole vieux rhum/Cane juice rum (min 3yo)
1 1/2 fl oz Thomas Henry Soda Water

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel.

Method

  1. STIR lemon juice and sugar in base of shaker until all the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  4. TOP with soda and briefly stir.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with lemon slice wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 22.7 grams of pure alcohol
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History

An adaptation of a 1930s cocktail from New York City's Hotel Martinique.

Review

Select the right glass [a "highball glass" means no larger than 10oz], appropriate and delicious rums, and take time to properly dissolve your powdered sugar, and you've a banging "short cocktail served long."

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
A wonderfully refreshing cocktail. We added a 5ml float of Falernum at the end, with just a gentle final stir.
score: 1
Robert Spain
I quite liked the rye popping out among the rums. I used St James ambre, St Teresa and Balcones.
score: 1
Collin Westgate
This one's really unbelievable. With the combo I used (Real Mccoy 3 year rum, Rittenhouse Rye, and Baie Des Trésors - Fruits of the Rain), this drink comes out tasting primarily of that french-oak cask note from my aged rhum. It's almost like a french-oak cask soda, if such a thing were to exist. If you're as much of a fiend for that flavor as I am, this is an amazing easy sipper for it.
score: 1
Paul Spreitzer
I'm thinking this may have been more refreshing on a warm afternoon, but I felt that the soda water made this one a bit too watery for me. I love the interplay of rye and rum (and rhum!), so that was enough to get me to try it again -- next time with 3/4 or 1 oz of soda water instead.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
Outstanding. Perfect on a warm afternoon. We are big rum/rhum drinkers and found this wonderful.
Used a local California rye, Barbados gold rum, and Rhum JM from Martinique. While you can taste the various alcohols it is very easy to drink.
score: 1