Empire of Dreams

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Discerning Drinkers (21 ratings)

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Ingredients:
1 23 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz Pineapple juice
13 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
13 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
16 oz Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
15 whole Roasted coffee beans
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A Pineapple Daiquiri with apricot and almond shaken with coffee beans. With good ice and a brisk shake, you'll be surprised how much the coffee beans are broken up, so also impacting this fruity cocktail. (Be sure to have a strainer in your sink when you dump the spoils from your tin.)

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History:

Australian Bacardí Legacy 2014 winning cocktail created, originally using Bacardi Carta Blanca, by Fred Siggins at The Black Pearl in Melbourne, Australia.

Empire of Dreams is inspired by the art of storytelling and is a refreshing blend of fresh ingredients and Bacardí Rum, shaken over fair trade coffee beans. For me, putting a liquid story in front of someone is a privilege.

Fred Siggins, 2014

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Peter Barth’s Avatar Peter Barth
3rd March 2024 at 21:32
The smell of coffee is already present in the shaker - the cocktail is a sublime coffee-laced perfectly balanced pineapple daiquiri.
Love the complexity. Do try this!

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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
4th March 2024 at 07:54
Thanks, Peter.
Paul Andrew’s Avatar Paul Andrew
24th February 2024 at 22:37
Wow. Amazing. Coffee beans are insane for the flavour of this cocktail.