Name: The Italian Job
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Jamaican OP aged rum; 22.5 ml Americano bianco; 22.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 22.5 ml Byrrh; 2 dash Orange bitters

The Italian Job
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
³⁄₄ oz	Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
³⁄₄ oz	Americano bianco
³⁄₄ oz	Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
³⁄₄ oz	Byrrh aperitif aromatised wine
2 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest and dehydrated orange wheel..
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Americano bianco - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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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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Nutrition:

One serving of The Italian Job contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
20.78% alc./vol. (20.78° proof)
18.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley

20th April at 14:15

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

Simon Difford

20th April at 18:55

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.

Simon Sedgley

20th April at 14:16

63%abv

Matt

9th November 2024 at 05:17

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!