Toffee Negroni

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Photographed in an UB Rondo Old Fashioned 12oz

Ingredients:
1 oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
1 oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

There's no toffee in this "Toffee Negroni" in the same way there's no coffee in the "Coffee Cocktail" yet both drinks are aptly named and delicious.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Toffee Negroni contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 18.24% alc./vol. (18.24° proof)
  • 16.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
24th March at 19:12
great cocktail, I used dry vermouth instead of Amontillado, Biostilla's Rondo for Aperol style, and Chairmans reserve legacy rum. Drink with fresh start, then slightly bitter and ending with toffee taste, if the name haven't given it away I would never have guessed on beforehand
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
12th February at 02:09
Solid, but for me not exceptional. I think the Toffee notes would be highly dependent on your choice of rum, and I didn't get a lot of those. I tried a variation with amaro Nonino instead of the aperitivo (Aperol), and found it added a bit of depth I was otherwise missing.
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Thierry Vandevelde’s Avatar Thierry Vandevelde
20th November 2024 at 16:34
Perfect name ! Like the Negroni, this is a cocktail I can see myself go to very often : easy to remember, to build & to drink.
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
19th December 2023 at 06:20
R.L. Seale 10 | Don Benigno ... found it lacked dimensionality or balance, will try with a different rum. 3 stars
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
19th December 2023 at 08:21
Cane Island Thailand 5 | Don Benigno ... sweeter and less clarified, more sugary, not as good as rhum barbancourt. 3.5 stars
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
19th December 2023 at 08:21
Rhum Barbancourt 8 | Don Benigno ... definitely a better rum choice, much more clarity from the grapes and crispiness from the aperol. 4 stars
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Katie Winder’s Avatar Katie Winder
16th May 2023 at 04:50
I didn't have any sherry open, but this is also excellent with Carpano Antica. I used a cocoa-nib infused Campari and the Real McCoy 5 year rum. I'm eager to try it with the amontillado next time I have a bottle.
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Kostas Perivolas’ Avatar Kostas Perivolas
10th February 2023 at 20:41
This is brilliant!! I made one with angostura 5 yo 30ml and Campari and one with angostura 5yo and plantation xaymaca half and half, and Campari. The second one was the best, with more toffee flavour. Excellent in any case. Our guests loved it too..
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Carsten Tiebel’s Avatar Carsten Tiebel
25th January 2023 at 21:58
Used 3cl of Plantation Dark 40%, 2cl of Amontillado Sherry and 2cl of Aperol.

By the time I stirred it intense Pineapple notes emerged from the glass, crazy. Did not have such a strong association of something not being actually in the cocktail for a long time.

"Toffee" Aroma probably relying on older, less fruity style of rums.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
24th September 2022 at 00:20
Great cocktail. All the ingredients does make it taste as if there was toffee in the cocktail. With the limited ingredients, it is critical to have good quality.
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
21st March at 01:09
Hey John, you seem to be a big fan of rum, so I'm curious which one(s) you'd recommend for a drink like this. (Currently trying to decide what to purchase for recipes calling for "Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years"...) Thanks!
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Tony Jones’ Avatar Tony Jones
22nd July 2022 at 17:23
Made with Campari and Havana 7. Delicious. A lovely blend of mellowed rum and Campari. Sherry's there, but a distant backing singer.
Will try with grapefruit tomorrow.
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Marc Von Arx’s Avatar Marc Von Arx
29th January 2022 at 04:36
Works great with a ruby red gapefrit slice as well.
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Giulio Motta’s Avatar Giulio Motta
23rd November 2022 at 02:42
I did finish it with pink grapefruit peel and it matched perfectly.
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