Name: Oliver South
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Blanco tequila; 30 ml Amaro Lucano; 30 ml Vermouth amaro; 1 dash Creole bitters

Oliver South
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Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1 oz	Lucano amaro
1 oz	Light vermouth amaro (e.g. Cardamaro)
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS flamed orange zest twist over cocktail, then use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Light vermouth amaro (e.g. Cardamaro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

When I first tried this bittersweet tequila-laced cocktail, I intended to add a dash of orange bitters but mistakenly used Peychaud's and found I liked the extra layer of anis freshness it adds. Both styles of bitters work well, but the orange oils from the garnish are crucial.

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Variant:

Also works when served straight-up in a coupe.

History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Dan Zollman, Boston, Massachusetts. Recipe courtesy of Kindred Cocktails.

Nutrition:

One serving of Oliver South contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
22.33% alc./vol. (22.33° proof)
20.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Andy Parnell-Hopkinson

12th January at 22:36

Tried Punt e Mes in place of Cardamaro. I've never tried the latter but the result didn't seem to hit the spot. Not bad but not remarkable.

Caspian Berggren

5th June at 17:02

Punt E Mes could work but it's a lot more flavorful and bitter than Cardamaro. Cardamaro is more like Dubonnet with some added bitters.

Dan Zollman

24th November 2024 at 04:21

I developed this recipe in 2018 and posted it to Kindred Cocktails in 2019 (originally without bitters because I couldn't settle on the right one). I'm just a hobbyist, so I'm thrilled that it has been picked up and adapted by Difford's and others. Youtube channel "AngryCocktails" also has a variation with Punt e Mes in place of Cardamaro.

Simon Difford

24th November 2024 at 08:06

Many thanks, Dan. It's a great cocktail.

Simon Sedgley

6th June 2024 at 04:43

Orange and Peychaud's bitters mentioned in the review but absent from the recipe? Okay, we'll try it every which way and decide on our favorite. Our first take with Peychaud's was a hit. We do it on the rocks.

Doug Charnock

9th June 2024 at 01:42

Hmmm… mixed a batch of two and added Peychaud’s to one - for science. Both of us thought that it actually lost something with the bitters. Quite a lovely cocktail for sipping on the porch.

MIKE LANDERS

23rd April 2024 at 22:42

This is a great tequila negroni esque drink. We've made a couple times. Using cardamaro for the vermouth Amaro each time, once with Correlejo Blanco and once with Altos Repo. Worked great both ways.

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