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Roman Twist

Name: Roman Twist
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Coffee liqueur; 30 ml Orange juice; 30 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 fl oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of long lemon and orange zest plaited strings, mint sprigs and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with plaited lemon and orange zest strings, mint sprigs bouquet and maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Roman Twist contains 281 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
12.68% alc./vol. (25.35° proof)
20.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts

History

Adapted from a recipe from the 1963 private papers of Joe Scialom, a bartender celebrated for his Caribbean cocktails and featured in Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's 2014 Potions of the Caribbean, from where this recipe is sourced. Joe created this cocktail while managing the L'Ellisse Supper Club of the Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Italy.

More cocktails by Joe Scialom

Review

Bourbon-laced almond and orange coffee served tall and frappéd.

Maker's Mark bourbon 375ml - makes 10 cocktails
$18.99 $1.90 per cocktail Maker's Mark bourbon image

Galliano Espresso 700ml - makes 23 cocktails
$17.99 $0.78 per cocktail Galliano Espresso image

Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup (US) 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
$14.99 $0.45 per cocktail

$3.13 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 10 cocktails.
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Павло Топський 43w

Had to use lime instead of a lemon, and lowered orgeat to 2/3 oz, but it’s too sweet. However, the taste is interesting , so I’d try it again, but with less syrup, or will add a shot of espresso to balance it out.

Joseph Brophy Premium Member 44w

Nice tiki style garnish!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 44w

That was Paloma's handiwork. Neither Dan nor I could plat.

Paloma Difford Verified User Premium Member 44w

Thank you!

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