Name: Irresistible
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Light white rum; 22.5 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Chilled water

Irresistible
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Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe 1920 7.75oz

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
³⁄₄ oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Rum-laced, herbal yet delicate with cleansing citrus notes.

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Variant:

Apricot brandy liqueur in place of Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

IRRESISTIBLE
Cocktail Glass
Shake
1-1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz Benedictine
(Substitute 1/4 oz apricot flavoured brandy for Benedictine
Stanley M. Jones, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Irresistible contains 168 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
20.99% alc./vol. (20.99° proof)
19.4 grams of pure alcohol

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David Newfeld

10th November 2023 at 21:51

Is that a typo on the lemon juice? “omit if using wet ice”

Simon Difford

11th November 2023 at 09:59

Thanks for letting me know, David. Now fixed.

Avery Garnett

7th October 2023 at 18:33

Nice, but forgettable. (at least with the most recent recipe - it seems it's had various balancings of citrus and benedictine. this is at 1/4oz and 1/2oz respectively).

Simon Difford

8th October 2023 at 08:39

I've added Jones' 1977 recipe above. I'd be grateful for suggestions.

Nick Photinos

17th September 2022 at 03:14

Very nice--light, balanced, lemon forward but not over-powering. A good drink for those who may not like rum. Fantastic spring sipper.

John Hinojos

11th April 2021 at 00:07

Made revised recipe and it is very well balanced. Just the right of lemon. Also tried with putting a splash (about a barspoon) of Green Chartreuse to enhance the herbal.

Anonymous

9th February 2021 at 00:29

Very much a lemon-forward drink.

Simon Difford

11th February 2021 at 21:36

Agreed! I've upped the Benedictine in the recipe above to improve balance.

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