Name: Eastern Promises
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rum - Light white (charcoal-filtered) 1-3 year old; 15 ml Rosso/rouge (sweet) vermouth; 30 ml Orange juice (freshly squeezed); 10 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' 2 sugar to 1 water; 2 Peychaud's / Creole bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Mandarin zest

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/2 fl oz	Rosso/rouge (sweet) 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
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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.

History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Eastern Promises contains 184 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.01% alc./vol. (34.02° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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