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Golden Glove

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (35)
Golden Glove image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 fl oz Crossfire Hurricane Jamaican Rum
1⁄6 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1⁄3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Freddo Coupe Glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon 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 Golden Glove contains 137 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 19.61% alc./vol. (39.21° proof)
  • 15.8 grams of pure alcohol

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

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Constante Ribalaïgua Vert and published in the 1934 Bar La Florida Cocktails, the menu of his famous bar, now El Floridita in Havana, Cuba.

GOLDEN GLOVE
2 Ounces Jamaica Rum.
1 Teaspoon Cointreau.
1 Teaspoon Sugar.
The Juice of ½ Lemon.
Crushed Ice.
Shake in electrical shaker. Serve frappe after squeezing into it an orange peel.

Bar La Florida Cocktails menu, 1934

More cocktails by Constantino "Constante" Ribalaïgua Vert

Review

Funky rum and zesty citrus tamed and refreshed by being served over ice chippings.

Variations/similar cocktails

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Comments & Discussion

Mookie Premium Member
I used the extra funky Doctor Bird in this one and it was great
score: 1
Annechien Premium Member
This is exactly how I like my cocktails! All about the base spirit with some lovely supporting flavours in the background. I used Hampden 8 years. I think it’s gorgeous. Not too sweet or sour for me and the triple sec is subtle. Don’t have any crushed ice so I just dumped some of my smallest ice cubes in the glass. Works fine.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Found this to be fine with Myers's. My "crushed" ice was more coarse gravel than slushy sand. Increased the volume two thirds and served in a taller glass. The drier barrel flavors gave way to a sweeter orangy flavor towards the end. Nice balance overall.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Finally got back to this again, split the Myers's with S & C. Used Ferrand Dry Curaçao. Truly magnificent!
score: 1
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Absolutely awful with Myers's Rum, served up. I would never strain a cocktail over crushed ice with that little sugar syrup. The quality of this recipe is entirely dependent on the character of the rum.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
This was excellent. Used 1/2 Coruba Jamaican Dark rum and 1/2 Smith & Cross Jamaican rum at 114 proof. The Jamaican funk was outstanding and the cocktail was nice and sour. Love the Prohibition era cocktails from Cuba.
score: 2
Calvin Grant Premium Member
Another bottle of Smith & Cross is on my shopping list, thank's John.
score: 2
Monkey Beng
Like Hemingway, he was a boxing fan
score: 0
Monkey Beng
By Constante Ribalaïgua Vert
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Thanks. I've now added that this was created Constante.
score: 3

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