Name: Roman Twist
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 37.5 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Coffee liqueur; 30 ml Orange juice; 30 ml Lemon juice; 22.5 ml Orgeat syrup; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Roman Twist
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Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₄ oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1 oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
³⁄₄ oz	Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of long lemon and orange zest plaited strings, mint sprigs and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish:

Garnish with plaited lemon and orange zest strings, mint sprigs bouquet and maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Bourbon-laced almond and orange coffee served tall and frappéd.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe from the 1963 private papers of Joe Scialom, a bartender celebrated for his Caribbean cocktails and featured in Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's 2014 Potions of the Caribbean, from where this recipe is sourced. Joe created this cocktail while managing the L'Ellisse Supper Club of the Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Italy.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Roman Twist contains 281 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
12.68% alc./vol. (25.35° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

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