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Palmetto Cocktail
The orange bitters are key to balancing and adding depth to the equal parts aged rum and sweet vermouth. However, go easy with those dashes or bitter orange...
28th June at 18:58
Must have got my dashes just right as this was lovely! Perfectly rounded with nothing fighting for attention in the glass.
My rum was Brugal 1888 and the vermouth Del Professore. I see the other tastings were all around winter time, but this was surprisingly light and summery. I’ll make this one again and again.
My rum was Brugal 1888 and the vermouth Del Professore. I see the other tastings were all around winter time, but this was surprisingly light and summery. I’ll make this one again and again.
21st July at 19:18
Vermouth Del Professore is top. Most herbal and balanced Vermouth I had in years !
19th December 2025 at 07:30
Fantastic! Instead of the suggested rum (an ongoing problem with many rum specific cocktails), I used Marks & Spencer’s own Dark Jamaican rum and found a 60-30ml, rum-vermouth ratio to be ideal. Rummy, a touch sweet and great orange notes.
15th December 2024 at 00:46
Used Ron del Barrilito and Cocchi. This was as complex as advertised, and less sweet than I had anticipated. Nice to have a Manhattan variation that's a little lower ABV and more tropical in the mix.
4th March 2024 at 12:35
Complex tu trouves ça Complex toi. Bah essaye un mai tai
3rd February 2024 at 05:23
Nice and complex but need to try it with a different rum. Used a 5-year column rum (The Navigator) and it was bullied by the vermouth. Orange bitters and zest brings it together.
22nd October 2020 at 03:08
Kind of sweet, but decent! complex!
Ending up with an cocktail that has 4 cl Diplomatico, 4 cl Martini Riserva Spéciale Rubino (for that longer, complex taste) and the said 1 cl of Triple Sec and Picon Amer.
Brought more complexity and depth to the (already great tasting) Palmetto.