Name: Occasion
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 30 ml Tawny port; 15 ml Coffee liqueur

Occasion
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Serve in a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 oz	Cockburn's Tawny Eyes Port
¹⁄₂ oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Snifter/Brandy balloon glass.
Prepare coffee beans for garnish.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with 3 coffee beans floated in a petal formation in the centre of the cocktail's foamy head.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Tawny port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A dessert cocktail designed to complement Cuban cigars.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Alejandro Bolivar, head bartender at El Floridita in Havana, Cuba for La Casa del Habano in Montreal, Canada, where Alejandro has visited during numerous summer trips.

Nutrition:

One serving of Occasion contains 222 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.67% alc./vol. (24.67° proof)
22.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Annechien

3rd March at 18:18

Made this with Abuelo 12 yrs - delicious. Quite sweet and tons of flavour. Be careful not to over-dilute it.

Caspian Berggren

27th January at 16:12

I can really see why this was made to accompany cigars. The coffee isn't obvious on the palate but it adds a roasted, smokey, almost tobacco-y note to the rum and port which makes it (I imagine) really good with a cigar. It's a sophisticated drink made to sip and enjoy over time. The burnt sugar/ caramel notes in El-Dorado 8 worked really well but it was almost a bit too much with the other components (Graham's 10 and Mr Black). I might up the others ever so slightly next time.

Wayne Hanley

24th December 2024 at 23:25

Very enjoyable. On a whim, I added a dash of chocolate bitters. It added an extra subtle depth to an otherwise fine sipper of a cocktail.

Colin Cook

22nd December 2024 at 05:06

I used Hampden Estate 8yo, Taylor’s 20yo and Mr. Black, and this turned out very well.

Colin Cook

22nd December 2024 at 05:09

Considering the origin of the recipe, I may try again with Havana Club 7.

Tessa .

11th December 2022 at 03:07

Only had Bacardi Carta Blanca in the house, but this sounded so good that I wanted to give it a whirl anyway. And it’s delicious! With the Carta Blanca substitution, the Kahlúa becomes very front and center, but the other flavors aren’t totally lost. I’ll make the modified version again, but with 1/4 oz. Kahlúa instead of 1/2 oz.

John Hinojos

10th January 2022 at 05:11

Found this very interesting. As written it is great. The port does seem to overpower the other ingredients, but not in a bad way. The other ingredients add to the overall taste. I would have again, but may cut back on the port so the other flavours will shine through bettter.

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