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

Especial Day
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Serve in a Martini glass

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

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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.

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History:

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

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Caspian Berggren

3rd September at 16:01

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

12th August 2023 at 19:00

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

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