Haiti Cocktail

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (8 ratings)

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
23 oz Ferro China Baliva
23 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
13 oz Rubino vermouth
16 oz Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
16 oz Navy rum (ideally 54.5% alc./vol.)
3 drop Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon (or orange) zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

This vintage aperitivo is lightly bitter and wonderfully complex with distinctive ferro china, vermouth and Demerara rum favours.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Elveio Grassi's 1936 book Mille Misture.

Haiti Cocktail (Serie Grassi).
Agitare nel shaker con ghiaccio:
20% Vermouth Torino
10% Bitter Campari
30% Ferro China Bisleri
10% Rhum Demerara
30% Vermouth secco
2 spruzzi Angostura.
Servite con buccia Limone.

Elveio Grassi, Mille Misture, 1936

Nutrition:

One serving of Haiti Cocktail contains 111 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 16.65% alc./vol. (16.65° proof)
  • 10 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
23rd August 2024 at 15:41
Why would you shake this?
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
6th August 2024 at 16:56
We have few of the ingredients for this cocktail. Undeterred, we substituted Barolo Chinato Cocchi for the Baliva, Noilly Prat as the dry vermouth, Carpano Antica for the Rubino and Campari for the Strucchi. We loved it.
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
12th August 2024 at 15:04
On this one we would disagree with James Bond...better stirred, not shaken.