Name: Country Life
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Aged Jamaican rum; 22.5 ml Tawny port; 2 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters

Country Life
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ fl oz	Jamaican-style aged blended rum with funk
³⁄₄ fl oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

I've tried white port, tawny port and ruby port in this vintage cocktail. Tawny works best, with white port a close second, especially if a sweeter style of white port. Your choice of rum is also crucial, with the largest component, bourbon, arguably the least critical. Choose brands well, and you'll be delighted.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Crosby Gaige's 1944 Standard Cocktail Guide

COUNTRY LIFE
½ jigger Jamaica Rum
½ jigger Port Wine
1 jigger Bourbon Whiskey
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Dash of Orange Bitters
Shake with ice and strain into Cocktail glass.
Crosby Gaige, Standard Cocktail Guide, 1944

Nutrition:

One serving of Country Life contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
29.35% alc./vol. (58.69° proof)
26.7 grams of pure alcohol

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