Name: Eastern Promises
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 30 ml Orange juice; 10 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Creole bitters

Eastern Promises
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Review:

This rum-based drink was apparently inspired by the golden age of the cocktail, with aromatic mandarin, tart lime, bittersweet vermouth resulting in an elegant cocktail with a complex finish.

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History:

Created in 2011 by Simone Caporale at Artesian at the Langham Hotel in London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Eastern Promises contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
15.58% alc./vol. (15.58° proof)
19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Josh Litten

17th March 2024 at 00:56

Tried this with fresh-squeezed tangelo rather than mandarin, and I don't think I'd go back. Perfect blend of flavors.

Herbert Brant

14th January 2023 at 20:27

Unexpectedly elegant mix of tastes. The Peychaud's bitters adds a spiciness to the sweetness of the orange juice and syrup. This is a delightfully sophisticated cocktail.

Sandip Gohil

27th March 2021 at 04:00

I don't think you can go wrong with Sweet vermouth (Cocchi) and orange juice. This is a very nice and smooth drink. I don't feel any burn, just smooth flavours all melding together very well. It's sweet, but..who cares when it's this good right?

G. M. Genovese

13th February at 13:29

I agree. I would, however, scale back the sugar syrup. It seemed to accentuate the character of the vermouth (Cocchi as well) to a sickeningly saccharine degree.

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