Right Hand

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Ingredients:
1 12 oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
34 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
34 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
2 dash Xocolatl mole bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist (discarded) & orange slice wheel.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Review:

This rum-based Negroni may make you wonder why you've been drinking gin Negronis all these years. The Right Hand is usually served straight-up in a coupe but I prefer it tamed by serving on-the-rocks in an old-fashioned glass.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created 2007-8 by Michael McIlroy at Milk & Honey in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Right Hand contains 215 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 23.94% alc./vol. (23.94° proof)
  • 21.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
14th January at 05:44
Bacardi 8 year seemed to get lost in the mix... Will need to try again with a different rum...
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
29th April 2024 at 10:59
And substituting Cynar for the Campari would give a… Cyn Rummy!
Howard Griffin’s Avatar Howard Griffin
24th October 2023 at 03:49
I found it excellent as specified, using Haciendo Saruro Ron Añejo (Venezuela), Cocchi vermouth, and “Red” aperitivo by Forthave Spirits (Brooklyn NY).
Roberto Boertje’s Avatar Roberto Boertje
2nd June 2023 at 16:40
Cane rock spiced and El Dorado 8yo did the trick. Awesome cocktail!
Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
26th May 2023 at 04:18
Quinine and aged rum is tricky. Had pretty good luck using 1.25 oz R.L. Seale 10-year-old (though I now think white rum would work better), 1 oz Carpano Antica formula, and 3/4 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter, which is a bit less quinine-dominated than Campari. Used a really big orange twist and dropped it in since no orange wheels. Not sure that the Xocolatl bitters are helping; this has plenty going on as it is. The real question is whether/which rum works as a base for a Negroni.
Otto D’s Avatar Otto D
10th March 2023 at 21:25
Not good. Really missing something. I added extra bitters but it still felt really flat. Wasn’t sure how to rescue it..
Hunter Newsome’s Avatar Hunter Newsome
24th December 2023 at 21:09
What rum did you use?
Alan Cattermoul’s Avatar Alan Cattermoul
10th December 2022 at 22:26
The bitters definitely lift this cocktail. May try with a spiced rum next time.