Yacht Club

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (17 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
12 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
14 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

Rum-laced and slightly sweet with hints of apricot fruit.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe purloined from David Embury's classic book, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

Nutrition:

One serving of Yacht Club contains 137 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 26.42% alc./vol. (26.42° proof)
  • 17.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson’s Avatar Andy Parnell-Hopkinson
26th November 2021 at 22:51
Possibly used too much and/or the wrong kind of apricot liqueur. Either way, the result would have been improved by reducing the amount to zero.