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Eastern Promises

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 'rich' (2:1); 2 dash Creole bitters

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Eastern Promises contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
15.6% alc./vol. (31.2° proof)
21 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

History

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

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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Comments & Discussion

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Josh Litten 2y

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

Herbert Brant 3y

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 5y

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 Premium Member 1y

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.