JavaScript is not enabled!
For information on how to enable Javascript on your browser click here.

Especial Day

Name: Especial Day
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3 fresh Blackberries; 60 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 22.5 ml Blackberry liqueur; 15 ml Pineapple juice; 3 dash Creole bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (25)

Measurements in:

Serves:

Keep screen awake

Ingredients
3 fresh	Blackberries
2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
³⁄₄ fl oz	Giffard Crème de Mûre liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Pineapple juice
3 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist and blackberries.

Method

MUDDLE blackberries in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered blackberries.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

24 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Created in 2005 by Tonin Kacaj at Maze in London, England.

More cocktails by Tonin Kacaj

Review

Rum-laced, very fruity, and toned by vermouth and generous dashed of bitters. If you like a French Martini you'll also like this.

Don Q Cristal Rum 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$12.99 $1.04 per cocktail Don Q Cristal Rum image

Giffard Creme de Mure 750ml - makes 33 cocktails
$31.99 $0.97 per cocktail Giffard Creme de Mure image

$2.01 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.

Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

Checkout

* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

Comments & Discussion

Please log in to make a comment

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

I don't know why I imagined this would be a sour-ish cocktail. Obviously it isn't, neither the blackberries or the pineapple juice is anywhere near tart enough to make this anything but a sweet cocktail, and you have to lean in to it to appreciate it. Overall it's a very fruity cocktail — the berries, the juice, vermouth and the liqueur are all fruity and juicy so why wouldn't it? Including a rum with funk absolutely helps the Peychauds to bring out the fruit to a maximum.

Overall it's a very nice cocktail that could be further improved by just adding 1-1.5cl lime juice.

Sally Morgan Premium Member 3y

The Peychaud’s really brings out the flavours here. Recommended (particularly if you forage your blackberries)

View 2 comments and discussion

See more...