Improved Dunlop Cocktail

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Photographed in a Speakeasy Coupe 8.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
1 oz Martinique V.S.O.P rum
1⁄6 oz Clément Sirop de Canne
1 dash Xocolatl mole bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Rich and fruity tawny port sits beautifully with aged rhum agricole in this spirit-forward late-night sipper.

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History:

A 2018 riff on the classic Dunlop Cocktail from The Savoy Cocktail Book by Lulu Martinez of LunaDrinks Inc., USA.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 19.47% alc./vol. (19.47° proof)
  • 18.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Thierry Vandevelde’s Avatar Thierry Vandevelde
8th November 2024 at 17:43
The agricole rhum tames the sweetness of the port perfectly.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
14th June 2022 at 00:46
This was perfect. Used a Rhum Barbancourt 8 year. The ingredients blend well together. I could see this either before or after dinner. Great all around.
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Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
28th September 2021 at 21:28
Great late night sipper. I used 7yo Cuban Rum, but surely will try it with Rhum agricole.
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