Eclipse No. 2
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Eclipse No. 2
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl
| 1 1⁄2 oz | Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1⁄3 oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix) |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
How to make:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
If you like a Last Word, you'll like this.
History:
Adapted from a recipe in R. de Fleury's 1934 book 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar.
ECLIPSE No. 2
R. de Fleury, 1700 Cocktails for the Man Behind the Bar, 1934
2/3 Rum
1/6 Chartreuse
1/6 Sweetened Lemon Juice
Serve with a Cherry.
Nutrition:
One serving of Eclipse No. 2 contains 185 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 22.69% alc./vol. (45.39° proof)
- 19.3 grams of pure alcohol
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