Cantinflas
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Cantinflas
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl
| 3⁄4 oz | Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal |
| 3⁄4 oz | Patrón Reposado tequila |
| 1⁄2 oz | Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur |
| 1⁄2 oz | Amaro (e.g. Meletti) |
| 1⁄2 oz | Lustau Oloroso Don Nuño Sherry |
| 2 dash | Xocolatl mole bitters |
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
How to make:
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Oloroso sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
This Agave spirit-forward, bittersweet cocktail is a pleasing digestivo or late-night sipper.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created circa 2009 by Phil Ward at Mayahuel in Manhattan, New York City. I've been guilty of applying a fair bit of my own artistic licence to what started as a basic list of ingredients without volumes. Sorry, Phil!]
Nutrition:
One serving of Cantinflas contains 191 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.8 standard drinks
- 28.31% alc./vol. (56.62° proof)
- 25.7 grams of pure alcohol
- More After dinner/digestif cocktails
- More Bittersweet (e.g. Negroni) cocktails
- More Nightcap/sipping cocktails
- More Spirit-forward cocktails
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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Is it from the Mexican acrobat/actor Cantinflas who is probably most famous in the English-speaking world for his appearance as Passepartout opposite David Niven in Around The World In 80 Days (1956 - jeeps, it's older than I am!)?
Which could lead on to the other cocktail, Cantinflas Moustache...although in the closing credits Niven was represented as a clockface, Cantinflas as a Penny Farthing and, I think, Robert Newton's Detective Inspector Fix by a moustache...