Name: Messianic Cocktail
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Grand Marnier; 7.5 ml Ginger liqueur; 7.5 ml Falernum liqueur; 10 ml Chilled water

Messianic Cocktail
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Ginger liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Difford's Falernum liqueur
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 orange zest twist (and float gold flakes if to hand).
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Sprinkle with gold leaf if available.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Ginger and orange are delicately spiced with clove-forward falernum and fortified with golden rum.

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History:

Messianic means of the Messiah, so perhaps an appropriate name for a Christmas cocktail. Created in October 2011 by yours truly and updated December 2021.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Messianic Cocktail contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.01% alc./vol. (25.01° proof)
21.3 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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L L

28th June at 21:09

Used DMF"s spiced rum as it was the only one I had. Tempered the sweetness with Angostura bitters and orange zest...my goodness, that works!

Mike Fahrney

30th March at 01:20

Really enjoyed this sweet cocktail. It might be making it more sweet, but I added a charred piece of pineapple as a garnish. That hit a special note for us. I made this with a homemade falernum that really found brought a wonderful taste. When making this, I leaned in with a hint more ginger and it was fantastic.

Herbert Brant

30th August 2023 at 21:40

Truly delightful. I love the combination of orange and spices, plus the rich rum as the foundation. Bitters do add a touch of balance to the sweetness. A new favourite.

Lynette Clayton

1st January 2023 at 23:28

Agree on the sweetness, increased the rum. Flavors are really nice.

John Hinojos

13th January 2022 at 01:18

Also found it a bit sweet, also added 4 drops of orange bitters. I did like the blend of flavours in the original recipe, but found the one with the orange bitters also very flavourful.