Name: The Bomb
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Amontillado sherry; 15 ml Triple sec; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 5 ml Pimento dram; 1 Orange bitters

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1/2 fl oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3/4 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/6 fl oz	St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
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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:

Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

A sherry-led aperitif cocktail. Don't be put off by its murky appearance.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Stan Jones' 1977 Jones Complete Bar Guide.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Bomb contains 114 calories.

Alcohol content:

0.8 standard drinks
13.01% alc./vol. (26.02° proof)
11.4 grams of pure alcohol

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