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The Italian Job

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (42)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
3/4 fl oz Overproof aged pot still rum (high-ester 4-6 years old)
3/4 fl oz Americano bianco
3/4 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
3/4 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest and dehydrated orange wheel..

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
  2. Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Italian Job contains 185 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.15% alc./vol. (40.3° proof)
  • 18.3 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Created in 2017 by Joseph Akhavan at Mabel, Paris, France. Joseph's original recipe calls for Smith & Cross Jamaican rum.

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Review

Bittersweet and boozy with a dry finish. Striking the right degree of dilution is key to the success of this cocktail – stir a little longer than usual and if using ice straight from the freezer perhaps consider adding a dash of chilled water.

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
Hello Simon. In our market we can't get a hold of any of the Jamaican-style overproof aged pot-still rums featured on your webpage. But we can get, and use, Worthy Park Estate Rum-Bar white overproof pot-still Jamaican rum. Do you know that one and, if so, is it within category? Cheers
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Simon Sedgley Premium Member
63%abv
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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
This cocktail calls for an overproof aged pot still rum. From Worthy Park, their Worthy Park 109 proof looks more fitting, but I've not tried.
score: 1
Matt Premium Member
Really amazing - your rum is central to the success of this cocktail. I used Smith and Cross (which is linked to Hampden) and the funky rum notes are displayed to fantastic effect! IMO, the other ingredients act to soften, sweeten and add some fruit to the rum - complementing the flavor while allowing the funkiness to come through. This is an exceptional cocktail for someone who really likes their Jamaican rum!
score: 2
Andy Prior Premium Member
This is freaking awesome! Favorite cocktail off this site in a long time!
score: 2
Ben R
A top 5 favorite recipe from this site so far, and the best use that I've found for Byrrh.
score: 1

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