Artichoke Hold

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Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Ingredients:
3⁄4 oz Jamaican-style overproof aged pot still rum
3⁄4 oz Cynar or other carciofo amaro
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Double old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.
  5. Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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

The elderflower is dominated by the other less subtle flavours in this big-flavoured, sweet 'n' sour cocktail.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2019 by Jeremy Oertel at Donna Bar in Brooklyn, New York City.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Artichoke Hold contains 193 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 15.24% alc./vol. (15.24° proof)
  • 14.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
2nd May at 02:19
This one's a five star favorite of mine. Esters + almond + elderflower form a fruity foil to the robust bitter herbal complex. Superb sweet and sour balance. S&C, Cynar 70, St. Germain.
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
9th January at 00:50
I was not a big fan of this drink. Maybe it was my specific ingredients (my lemon needed using up), but there was an unpleasantly bitter element to the swallow that I did not enjoy - something else than the expected bitterness from the Cynar. I'll have to revisit and update as appropriate. Otherwise, the drink starts off nicely enough, with rum funk and lemon tartness. I didn't really detect the elderflower at all.
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Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
4th June 2024 at 02:32
Used Probitas, all my Overproofs are funk bombs and would otherwise destroy this delicate amazing concoction, Floated 30 ml fresh pineapple juice !
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Josh Ryan’s Avatar Josh Ryan
29th October 2022 at 22:40
After seeing the recommendations for using lime instead of lemon I opted for that version instead.. and it was delicious. Well done.
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William Smith’s Avatar William Smith
22nd July 2022 at 01:55
A lovely drink, much greater than the sum of its parts. Flavors of dried fruit, almonds, and a bit of caramel. Aged brown liquor and Cynar have a real affinity for each other.
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Garret Brough’s Avatar Garret Brough
23rd February 2022 at 22:25
Definitely better with lime in my opinion. Still a marvelous cocktail that deserves much more love.
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Zach Schwartz’s Avatar Zach Schwartz
17th February 2022 at 04:19
This has quickly become one of my favorite cocktails. It’s just so perfectly balanced, and I can never say no to orgeat! Tonight I discovered that it’s just as good (and dangerously smooth) with an ounce of 100 proof bourbon in place of the overproof rum…
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William Smith’s Avatar William Smith
22nd July 2022 at 01:56
That's a must-try! Thanx
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Fernando Yu’s Avatar Fernando Yu
8th February 2022 at 10:24
Surprisingly delicate in terms of the flavors. I used Myers but it didn't dominate.
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John McTague’s Avatar John McTague
27th August 2021 at 19:21
Prefer this one with lime, but either way it's a great drink.
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