Name: Boadas
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 45 ml Rouge aromatised wine; 5 ml Grand Marnier; 1.25 ml Red bitter liqueur

Boadas
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine
¹⁄₆ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
0.04 oz	Strucchi Red Bitter (Campari-style liqueur)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
THROW all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

I don't know Boadas's recipe for their signature cocktail, and to be honest I'm too polite to ask. And if they told me, I don't think I'd share it as it should remain a cocktail you enjoy at Boadas. Hence, this is very much my interpretation, and given Don Miguel Boadas Parera's Cuban origins it's fitting to use a well-aged Cuban rum (when experimenting I used Havana Club 7). And yes, I tried orange curaçao but found it better with the richness of a cognac-orange liqueur.

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History:

Adapted from the signature cocktail, created in 1933 by Don Miguel Boadas Parera for, or soon after, the opening of his bar in Barcelona, Spain.

The original recipe was equal parts Cuban rum (lightly aged - circa 3 year old), Dubonnet Red and orange curaçao. Even with Boadas' theatrical throw, this is not a great cocktail. However, with the 2022 change of ownership of Boadas so this recipe was updated to produce a far more delicious cocktail.

I'm indebted to Boadas for supplying one of their precious original glasses from their collection in which to photograph their signature cocktail.

Nutrition:

One serving of Boadas contains 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
24.88% alc./vol. (24.88° proof)
25.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Spain

26th April 2024 at 22:02

One of the most delicious cocktails I've ever tasted. My booze: Appleton Signature, Dubonnet, Pierre Ferrand and Campari.

Amber Morgan

27th December 2023 at 22:43

I'm not very familiar with Dubonnet but this was a good recipe for trying it. The rum stands up to the sweetness of the Dubonnet I think.

Chris Dimal

21st May 2023 at 11:52

Did not try this cocktail (don't have the ingredients for it). Nevertheless, this cocktail is not all that much of a big secret. Looking at the following video of the head bartender of the time making it, the rum does not look all that well aged. Perhaps a Havana Club 3 or Havana Club Especial may fit the bill just a bit more. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFxsTaHb5k&pp=ygUPQm9hZGFzIENvY2t0YWls

Simon Difford

22nd May 2023 at 08:21

Thanks, Chris. I've added the video you found to the page above. The recipe now served has dramatically changed since the days of this video. Boadas has always been a great bar but now it also has great cocktails!

John Hinojos

20th May 2023 at 03:37

Having never tried the original, found it very flavourful. Did find it a bit sweet for our tastes and we added 4 drops of Peychaud bitters which added a little more spice flavours and lessened the sweetness.