Name: The Affiliate
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 22.5 ml Fino sherry; 22.5 ml Cherry brandy; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 2 dash Orange bitters

The Affiliate
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
³⁄₄ oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
³⁄₄ oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Judicious dashing of orange bitters and hitting the correct dilution will make or break this drink, which is a fine balance between aged rum and rich cherry liqueur versus dry fino sherry and aromatic bitters.

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History:

Created in 2013 by Charles Joly at The Aviary, Chicago, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of The Affiliate contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
23.5% alc./vol. (23.5° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Dávid Ugróczi

28th November 2024 at 21:15

This is a really special drink, so smooth and yet so flavourful.

Angela Knox

2nd January 2024 at 01:44

Used black tot rum as it was the only thing to hand, but very nice indeed

John Hinojos

8th May 2022 at 03:52

Beautiful and smooth evening sipper. Everything works perfectly. A hint of sweetness, but then the bitter. The herbal of the sherry and the rich flavours of the rum. I used 1/2 overproof gold rum and an 8 year old gold. Went perfectly watching a concert of Elgar.

Thomas Wederus

6th January 2021 at 00:43

Ran out of Fino, so I tried it with dry vermouth instead - turned out great!

Anonymous

23rd December 2020 at 19:51

Too easy to drink - lovely sipper indeed

K&J in Calgary

6th August 2020 at 04:36

Lovely sipper that perfectly strikes a balance between rich sweet ness and nutty sherry minerality. Collour and flavour are incredibly pleasurable. Year round sipper as the ice helps cut the richness.

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