Quarter Deck

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 oz Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
14 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

With flavours of prune, toffee, and maple syrup this is a complex after-dinner cocktail.

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History:

Long lost classic.

Nutrition:

One serving of Quarter Deck contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 19.9% alc./vol. (19.9° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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27th January at 05:18
We brought the lemon up to nearly 1/2 oz in order to cut down on the sweetness, and it turned out to be the right call. Tried it with both white rum and aged rum, and both were nice in their own way.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
25th December 2022 at 04:32
This is a true after-dinner cocktail. Found it a bit on the sweet side, but very flavourful. Wonderful winter flavours and perfect for a late Christmas Eve cocktail.
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
28th January 2022 at 05:26
Another great cocktail to showcase Pedro Ximénez sherry. This one benefits from a balancing bit of sour and subtle orange zest flavor but mostly all the underlying complexity of the sherry's maturation process. I made mine with Plantation Three Star and Mil Pesetas.