Rum Negroni

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Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Ingredients:
1 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1⁄6 oz Cachaça
1 oz Amber bitter liqueur
1 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare orange slice for garnish.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. Garnish with orange slice.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

I started with a classic three equal parts Negroni, simply subbing rum for gin, but the rum was masked by the bitter liqueur so I boosted rum notes with a splash of cachaça.

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History:

Inspired by Rogerio Igarashi's Spiced Rum Negroni, recipe by yours truly in August 2019 at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Rum Negroni contains 197 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 22.54% alc./vol. (22.54° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Jason Dworkin’s Avatar Jason Dworkin
20th January 2024 at 20:21
This is a special drink. The nose of Cachaça is really nice against the Gran Classico (which is criminally underused) and the sweetness of the rum (I used Flor de Cana 4).
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
11th September 2023 at 03:59
Great cocktail. Not really a big Negroni fan, but love rum. It was wonderful.
Used Tempus Fugit Gran Classico bitters. Was perfect for after-dinner.
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Chris Lamb’s Avatar Chris Lamb
11th January 2023 at 15:33
"… but the gin was masked by" - I think this should refer to rum in your description/review.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
11th January 2023 at 16:20
Thanks, Chris. Now corrected.
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