Optimist

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Discerning Drinkers (31 ratings)

Serve in a

Flute glass

Garnish:

Charcoal rim & grapefruit zest twist (discarded)

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 2/3 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz Fino sherry
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 dash Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
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Review:

Fino sherry and Creole bitters brilliantly set this riff on a classic Daiquiri apart. Beautifully balanced and delicately flavoured. If you apply the charcoal rim, perhaps leave a lipstick saving space rather than encircling the rim.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2014 for Bacardi Legacy by Roman Foltan at the Artesian Bar at The Langham Hotel, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Optimist contains 183 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 18.04% alc./vol. (36.08° proof)
  • 20 grams of pure alcohol
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