Frank Morgan

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 oz Lustau East India Solera Sherry
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop Saline solution 10:1 (10g salt to 100ml water) optional
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Rum and sherry in perfect harmony.

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History:

The Frank Morgan cocktail was first documented in Crosby Gaige's 1944 The Standard Cocktail Guide and is named after the actor Frank Morgan, best known as the Wizard in the original The Wizard of Oz. Frank Morgan was his stage name, and he was born in 1890 as Francis Phillip Wuppermann, one of 11 children of George Wupperman, a salesman for Angostura bitters who progressed to become the sole agent for the brand in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Cuba.

THE FRANK MORGAN
1/3 part Sherry
Dash of Angostura Bitters
2/3 part Rum
Stir well with cracked ice and strain into Cocktail glass.

Crosby Gaige, The Standard Cocktail Guide, 1944

Nutrition:

One serving of Frank Morgan contains 143 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 25.21% alc./vol. (25.21° proof)
  • 19 grams of pure alcohol

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James Singlehurst’s Avatar James Singlehurst
25th April at 17:34
As a sherry lover and rum distiller, this cocktail ticks all the boxes.