Name: African Flower
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 5 ml Amaro (e.g. CioCiaro); 5 ml Dark crème de cacao; 2 dash Orange bitters; 1 swath Orange peel

African Flower
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Glass:

Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 1910 34cl

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Amaro (e.g. CioCiaro)
¹⁄₆ fl oz	Dark crème de cacao liqueur
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 swath	Orange peel

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Bourbon-forward and lightly bittersweet with zesty citrus freshness.

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Variations/similar cocktails:

Maravilla

History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2008 by Becky McFalls at Little Branch in New York City, USA.

Alcohol content:

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

23.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Jeremy Harrold

16th July at 17:33

What amaro to use…a bit (well a lot) left field I used Jägermeister Orange and what a nice drink resulted. A bit sweet but the bitters helped.
The orange of the Jägermeister worked so well with the creme de cacao and the bourbon gave a smooth, vanilla edge.

G. M. Genovese

17th October 2024 at 12:59

Out of context, the name makes no sense... Used Maker's 46, Cynar, Tempus Fugit CdC, and Regan's... tasted quite nice and had a lovely, subtle, undercut dryness. (17 Oct 2024, 8:56a)

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