Name: Burning Bright
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 1 barspoon Powdered sugar; 50 ml Light white rum; 10 ml Amaro; 10 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

Burning Bright
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1 barspoon	Powdered sugar (white sugar ground in mortar and pestle)
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₃ oz	Amaro Montenegro
¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

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Garnish: Coin-sized grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

STIR lime and grapefruit juices with sugar in base of shaker until sugar is dissolved. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro), Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

There are hints of Hemingway Daiquiri to this multi-layered bittersweet and sweet 'n' sour aperitivo.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Maxim Schulte at The American Bar at The Savoy, London, England.

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Florian Ruf

4th July at 17:35

I tried the original version but for my taste it was too heavy on the lime side. After tasting it I switched to 6cl rum, 1,5 cl lime, 2 cl grapefruit, 1,5 barspoon sugar, 2 cl Amaro Nonino and 2 cl Dolin Rouge.

Miguel Perales

6th May 2022 at 23:29

LOL, I seem to be following John Hinojosos in the comments.
I really like this cocktail.
A light, dry drink with the Montenegro providing a nice depth. Nicely balanced. Amaro shows upfront with a nice grapefruit acidity finish.

Simon Difford

9th May 2022 at 11:17

You're in good company is following John!

John Hinojos

1st February 2022 at 01:23

Citrusy and delightfully dry. Used a Flor de Cana light rum from Nicaragua which does not have added sugar to the rum. Worked great. Perfect.

jason keane

25th September 2021 at 03:21

This was excellent. I only had red G/f juice but who cares. A winner.

Marie-Therese Straus

26th April 2021 at 03:24

What a refreshing, interesting drink! The Amaro Montenegro lends this a fascinating, floral character and sweet vermouth gives it a little roundness. I increased the sugar just a bit as I had some very tart grapefruit but, otherwise, I wouldn't change a thing.

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