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Especie

Name: Especie
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Light white rum; 20 ml Falernum liqueur; 15 ml Chilled water; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

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Ingredients
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
²⁄₃ fl oz	Falernum liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water (reduce if wet ice)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS a lemon zest over each cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Especie contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
19.3% alc./vol. (38.6° proof)
17.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2008 by Juraj Ivan at Coq D'Argent in London, England.

Review

Rum-laced and rust coloured with hints of clove and jasmine. A herbal aperitivo.

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Velvet Falernum 750ml - makes 37 cocktails
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Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 192 cocktails
$13.99 $0.07 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$1.43 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 15 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 14w

More like a spiced aperitif than herbal. Feels like a simple and contemporary (if a little limp-wristed) Corn 'N Oil.

Herbert Brant 3y

So simple, and so pleasing. The spiciness of this cocktail strongly appeals to my taste, so this one will go into my rotation immediately. [Speaking of spice, I wonder if the name of this cocktail in Spanish should be especiA (= spice) rather than especiE (= species). Just curious.]

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 4y

Rather flavorful, if a bit cloying... Base of Bacardi Carta Blanca... Great showcase for the interplay of the Ango and my homemade Falernum #9. (16 May 2022, 6:25p)

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