Name: El Momento Perfecto
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 20 ml Aromatized wine; 20 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 10 ml Red bitter liqueur; 1 barspoon Orange marmalade

El Momento Perfecto
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Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
²⁄₃ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
²⁄₃ oz	Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
¹⁄₃ oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1 barspoon	Orange marmalade

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

STIR 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.

Cocktail of the day:

24th September 2025 is National Punctuation Day

Review:

A rum and marmalade Negroni-like drink.

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Variant:

Jam jelly and marmalade cocktails

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Daniel Bovey at Sahara Bar in Reading, England.

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.