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Fair & Warmer No. 2

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (84)
Fair & Warmer No. 2 image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
3⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄6 fl oz Ferrand Dry Curaçao liqueur
1⁄4 fl oz Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Nick And Nora 1920

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Fair & Warmer No. 2 contains 145 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 23.23% alc./vol. (46.45° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Adapted from Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

FAIR AND WARMER COCKTAIL.
1/3 Italian Vermouth.
2/3 Bacardi Rum.
2 Dashes Curaçao.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930


The "No. 2" was added to the name when the recipe was repeated in William Boothby's 1934 The World's Drinks And How To Mix Them, where it follows another "Fair & Warmer" recipe.

FAIR & WARMER
Sloe Gin ....... 1/3 jigger
Sherry .......... 1/3 jigger
Dubonnet ..... 1/3 jigger
Benedictine ... 1 dash
Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass and serve.

FAIR & WARMER, No. 2
Bacardi ............ 2/3 jigger
It. Vermouth ... 1/3 jigger
Curacoa ........... 2 dashes
Shake well with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass and serve.

William Boothby, The World's Drinks And How To Mix Them, 1934

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Review

Sure to warm and fairly good.

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Comments & Discussion

John CARR Premium Member
For someone who isn’t a big rum drinker I thought this was very nice. Delicate and herbal with some lovely rounded characters from the Pierre Ferrand. Perfectly balanced.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Nicely balanced and especially flavorful as it warmed up.
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Not much going on. A lot of vermouth with a surprisingly-bold overtone of orange, cut on the top with a mildly-medicinal (rum-)spiritous accent. I used my trusty Bacardi Carta Blanca and I would recommend exploring other brands of white rum with this. Don't write it off just yet.
score: 1
John CARR Premium Member
I’m really liking plantation 3 star as my standard white rum.
score: 3
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
That's a fine rum. Just finished off a bottle a month ago.
score: 2
Aristoth Dariotis
Made with Probitas white. This might be the first drink I've made where the added water really makes it shine, IMO.
score: 5
Jeremy Harrold
Made twice. With Havana Club 3 year old and then with The Duppy Share. To me the latter gave a more balanced depth to the drink.
score: 1

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