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Light white rum mellowed by Italian vermouth and made interesting with bittersweet French Amer Picon liqueur
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Mel McMahon’s Avatar Mel McMahon
28th June at 05:48
Looking forward to trying this. Interested to know why the recipe says to fine strain the stirred mix, as I thought this was reserved for shaken drinks.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd May 2024 at 00:38
Delightful aperitif. Perfectly balanced. Not as sweet as I was expecting. Used a good Barbados gold rum.
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Christina Bickley’s Avatar Christina Bickley
9th October 2022 at 00:28
Nicely balanced. Did have Amir Picon. Substituted 1/4 oz Campari and 1/4 oz of a orange liquor we had.
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James Pratt’s Avatar James Pratt
9th July 2022 at 17:26
This is pretty similar to the Liberal Cocktail in Jacques Straub’s Manual of Mixed Drinks (1913), albeit that is made with rye whiskey rather than rum.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
10th July 2022 at 21:40
Many thanks for the heads-up, James. I've added the Liberal to Difford's Guide with a link to the page in "variant" above.
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Bill Lennox’s Avatar Bill Lennox
5th November 2021 at 19:58
A fairly simple tasting drink. Rum and orange dominate. I would increase the Amer Picon to add a bit more interest and use classic Angostura bitters to temper the orange. Very easy to drink though!
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