18th Century

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Batavia Arrack van Oosten
3⁄4 oz Dutch Cacao white crème de cacao
3⁄4 oz Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth
3⁄4 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare lime slice wheel (ideally dehydrated) for garnish.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Float (dehydrated) lime slice wheel.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Sweet 'n' sour with the unmistakable funky twang of Batavia arrack.

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History:

A riff on the classic 20th Century Cocktail, created in 2008 by Phil Ward at Death & Co., New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of 18th Century contains 235 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 20.66% alc./vol. (20.66° proof)
  • 23.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
27th March at 00:57
I thought the crème de cacao would be overpowering here, but it blends very well with the arrack. Reminds me of a Last Word variant with chocolate.
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Benjamin Talbot’s Avatar Benjamin Talbot
20th November 2023 at 10:10
I think this is an error - the recipe in the Death & Co. book lists crème de cacao like other '##th Century' drinks, not apricot liqueur.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
20th November 2023 at 19:38
Many thanks for bringing to my attention, Benjamin. I've just made Phil's original, and it's delicious. I've amended all above.
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
21st February 2022 at 05:18
Quite liked this. Tasting a hint of spice behind the apricot, perhaps from the vermouth. Balanced and complex but subtle sour.
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