Name: Dolce Havana
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 10 ml Triple sec; 10 ml Red bitter liqueur; 22.5 ml Orange juice; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Dolce Havana
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
¹⁄₃ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)
³⁄₄ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bittersweet, rum-laced melange of Mediterranean fruit.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2000 by Fabrizio Musorella at the Library Bar in the Lanesborough Hotel, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Dolce Havana contains 148 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.27% alc./vol. (13.27° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

11th June 2024 at 09:01

I am really sorry, but the specs this way is toturously sour. I agree with Minyoung Kim. Too acidic. This time, I made it with 37.5ml of mandarin juice instead of orange alongside 5ml of simple syrup instead of 2.5, and the drink is much better. Still tart and citrus-y, but now balanced.

Simon Difford

18th June 2024 at 18:20

Agreed. I've rejigged the recipe in the quest for deliciousness and balance.

John Hinojos

10th November 2023 at 00:54

Loved this. Did leave out the sugar syrup to make it a bit drier. Was a great aperitif. Nicely sour and a strong taste of citrus.

Minyoung Kim

13th April 2023 at 06:26

Too much lime, too much acidity

Leslie

17th June 2022 at 00:32

Agggg skip the syrup, it’s plenty sweet enough without it. One of my all time favs, but dangerous because it is so damn drinkable…

Simon Difford

17th June 2022 at 07:36

Perhaps 20 years since I last made this cocktail so I'll remake and look at the recipe plus add booze and sweetness ratings (the fact these are missing shows a very old cocktail). That said, "Dolce" does mean 'sweet'.