Name: Flutter
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Reposado tequila; 25 ml Coffee liqueur; 35 ml Pineapple juice; 4 drop Daiquiri bitters

Flutter
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Patrón Reposado tequila
⁵⁄₆ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 ¹⁄₆ oz	Pineapple juice
4 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Three ingredients combine harmoniously and, depending on your coffee liqueur, perhaps just the merest tad on the sweet side.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2003 by Tony Coningliaro at Lonsdale House, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Flutter contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.39% alc./vol. (18.39° proof)
20.2 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese

26th December 2024 at 15:27

50-25-35 is a great ratio here. I use some gamey, dank pineapple juice in Libby's, and it's not bad here, ideal level of expression. Cimarron blanco and Luxardo Espresso were the other brands in the mix. Maybe missing some saline or a cut of mezcal - something with a bitter roast or subtle booster of acidity (fresh pineapple might solve that latter want).

John Hinojos

25th October 2022 at 01:35

Well balanced. Could taste all the major ingredients. While the pineapple is in the background, I really wanted to taste the tequila. We used a rum-based coffee liqueur which is not as sweet as many of the brands.

Morten Hansen

7th September 2020 at 16:57

I'll admit to not using freshly pressed pineapple juice (I don't own a juicer), but I used a nice commercial product with plenty of flavour, though a bit on the tart side. As the reposado I used Ocho Ocho and in the specified ratios, the tequila and to a lesser extent the coffee liqueur completely drowned out the pineapple. So, I topped up with more pineapple juice subsequently until it re-emerged in the taste. It was necessary in both my tests with various coffee liqueurs (Kahlua and Lucano).

Simon Difford

8th September 2020 at 20:31

Agreed. Accordingly, I’ve upped the pineapple and also reformulated to also better fit a standard Coupe glass. I’ve also taken the liberty of adding complexity with a dash of harmonious bitters.

Morten Hansen

7th September 2020 at 17:02

I set out to test the difference in coffee liqueurs (as per the description), but if using the same ingredients as in my attempts, I suspect that cutting the amount of tequila in half might be a simpler adjustment. I’ll probably try this another day.

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