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Pinto (by J. E. Clapham)

Name: Pinto (by J. E. Clapham)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml Fernet liqueur; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz	Cherry (brandy) liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Fernet Branca liqueur
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon 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 Pinto (by J. E. Clapham) contains 215 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
22.93% alc./vol. (45.86° proof)
22.2 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2025 by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails. Mr Clapham told us, "Devised to improve upon the far sweeter Pinto listed in Pioneers of Mixing (1934), since rum works complements Cherry Heering so well in the Ankle Breaker (a 50s concoction from Beachbum Berry's Remixed).

More cocktails by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails

Review

Rum-laced and bittersweet with rich cherry fruit and lemon freshness.

Don Q Cristal Rum 750ml - makes 20 cocktails
$12.99 $0.65 per cocktail Don Q Cristal Rum image

Cherry Heering Liqueur 750ml - makes 25 cocktails
$29.99 $1.20 per cocktail Cherry Heering Liqueur image

Fernet Branca 375ml - makes 25 cocktails
$19.99 $0.80 per cocktail Fernet Branca image

Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
$13.99 $0.04 per cocktail Angostura Aromatic Bitters image

$2.69 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 20 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Kevin Haynes Premium Member 1y

Wow, this a really interesting combination of things! The dash of Angostura really brings out the Fernet and combines well with the sweet cherry and tart lemon. I will definitely add this to the make again list.

Aristoth Dariotis 1y

I personally much prefer this drink served on cracked ice rather than block. Your results may vary.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Beautifully elusive and balanced...from a very unlikely (one hesitates to say 'dog's breakfasty') cabal of ingredients.

Marie-Therese Straus 1y

What an interesting drink! It's surprisingly dry and has a really appealing, wintry woodsmoke/woodfire note from the Fernet. The lemon juice and lemon peel add a nice freshening element. I'll definitely make this again!

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