Kroton Cup

Name: Kroton Cup
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Tsipouro; 45 ml Shiraz red wine; 15 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 7.5 ml Triple sec; 2.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 2 dash Creole bitters

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (3)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Tsipouro
1 1/2 fl oz	Shiraz red wine
1/2 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1/4 fl oz	Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur
1/12 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

Garnish: Mint sprigs bouquet & orange wedge

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

THROW all ingredients with ice and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Kroton Cup contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
21.32% alc./vol. (42.64° proof)
22.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Shiraz red wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created by Petros Binas at Istioploikos restaurant in Mikrolimano, Pireaus, Greece, this was one of ten winning recipes in the 2021 O/Purist Quest. Petros explains, "Theano Thuria, the ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who dealt with the harmony of the universe, came from Croton in southern Italy. My cocktail is my attempt to expand its theory into the world of drink. I created a cup which, guided by the O/Purist Tsipouro, brought in harmonious flavours and aromas from the enchanting mountain forests to the sunny plains of the Mediterranean."

Review

Reminiscent of a Cobbler, I like the connection and balance between the tsipouro and red wine in this recipe with triple sec, maraschino, and Creole biters extenuating as much as flavouring.

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