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Winter Solace

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (17)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3/4 fl oz Agricole blanc/cane juice rhum (unaged)
3/4 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/2 fl oz Blood orange juice
1/2 fl oz Pomegranate juice
3/4 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of dehydrated blood orange slice wheel..

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

Flavour Profile

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

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Winter Solace contains 146 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1 standard drinks
  • 12.3% alc./vol. (24.61° proof)
  • 14.2 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2024 by Nick Stephens, a fellow Discerning Drinker. His original Winter Solace recipe is a little more generous in its proportions.

Review

This tart citrusy cocktail brilliantly harnesses the character of rhum agricole.

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Comments & Discussion

G. M. Genovese Premium Member
4.25... pretty darn tasty... Planation 3 Stars, Clement 40%... thrill to happen to have all of the ingredients while on a whim search... it's like a sophisticated Cosmo
score: 1
Fay Zee
I’m a huge fan of gently squeezed homemade pomegranate juice in cocktails, this recipe ticks all the boxes with a wonderful balance of sweet and sour. It’s become a firm favourite.
score: 1
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Lovely poise here. I suppose "solace" is a play on the word "solstice" which, winter-wise, we have just passed, thankfully.
score: 2
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
Again, a drink for the solstice, especially as our lime, orange and pomegranate are producing fruit.
score: 2
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
Excellent cocktail if you use some extra rhum agricole, i.e. 1.5 shots. I used Husk’s pure cane spirit from Tumblegum, Aus.
score: 2
Simon Sedgley Premium Member
It's a good call on the Husk, but you'll have to enjoy the agricole 'funk' (whatever that means). Maybe you've been listening to too much James Brown lately...3/4 shot of Husk is way funky enough for us.
score: 1