Name: The Socialist
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Aged agricole rhum; 22.5 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 22.5 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 15 ml Rum 10+ year old; 3.75 ml Pimento dram; 3 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

³⁄₄ fl oz

Agricole vieux rhum/Cane juice rum (min 3yo)

³⁄₄ fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

³⁄₄ fl oz

Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth

¹⁄₂ fl oz

10+ year old blended rum

¹⁄₈ fl oz

St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur

3 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Socialist contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.64% alc./vol. (53.27° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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John Hinojos Premium Member 26w

This was outstanding. But you MUST love agricole rhum or it will not taste correct for you. The grassy and funk nature of agricole works perfectly.
I used a Martinique rhum, a high proof Caribbean blend by Hamilton, and a Hamilton Black Jamaican Rum. The mixtures of the unadulterated rum from Martinique and Jamaica work wonderfully together.
On my favourites.

Vince Whitacre 27w

This is a strange cocktail... the rums I used were the (suggested) J.M. Terroir Volcanique, Appleton 8 year, and El Dorado 15 year - all rums I very much enjoy neat. I do have a bottle of Carpano Antica, but it's not open and my Dolin is (and I'm not going to waste vermouth lol). I also used my homemade pimento dram - which is boozier and allspicey-er, but less sweet, than St. Elizabeth.

Owing to its similarity to a Manhattan, and knowing my allspice dram and vermouth were a bit drier than the suggested, I garnished with a Luxardo cherry instead of an orange zest, hoping to add some sweetness. While I am enjoying this cocktail, it would probably be better with the Antica - as-is, it's pretty austere... and while enjoyable, I'd rather drink the rums neat. It's not bringing anything extra.