Marooned

Name: Marooned
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 10 ml Vermouth alla vaniglia; 10 ml Red bitter liqueur; 10 ml Blackcurrant syrup; 3 dash Absinthe; 3 dash Creole bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Monin Blackcurrant Syrup
3 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Prepare

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

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Marooned contains 195 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
26.58% alc./vol. (53.15° proof)
21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia (e.g. Antica Formula) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in July 2025 from Monin by yours truly.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

Fruity, with notes reminiscent of a muddled fruit or Wisconsin Old Fashioned.

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Carpano Antica Formula 375ml - makes 37.5 cocktails
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Campari Bitter 375ml - makes 37.5 cocktails
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Monin Blackcurrant Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$14.99 $0.20 per cocktail

La Fee Parisienne absinthe 200ml - makes 213 cocktails
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