Name: Artichoke Hold
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Jamaican OP aged rum; 22.5 ml Cynar/carciofo amaro; 15 ml Elderflower liqueur; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Orgeat syrup

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

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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

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.

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.

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 !

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.

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.

Garret Brough

23rd February 2022 at 22:25

Definitely better with lime in my opinion. Still a marvelous cocktail that deserves much more love.

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…