Frank Morgan

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (6 ratings)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 fl oz Lustau East India Solera Sherry
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
3 drop Saline solution 10:1 (10g salt to 100ml water) (optional)
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 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:


Review:

Rum and sherry in perfect harmony.

History:

The Frank Morgan cocktail was first documented in Crosby Gaige's 1944 The Standard Cocktail Guide and is named after the actor Frank Morgan, best known as the Wizard in the original The Wizard of Oz. Frank Morgan was his stage name, and he was born in 1890 as Francis Phillip Wuppermann, one of 11 children of George Wupperman, a salesman for Angostura bitters who progressed to become the sole agent for the brand in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Cuba.

THE FRANK MORGAN
1/3 part Sherry
Dash of Angostura Bitters
2/3 part Rum
Stir well with cracked ice and strain into Cocktail glass.

Crosby Gaige, The Standard Cocktail Guide, 1944

Nutrition:

144 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 25.21% alc./vol. (50.42° proof)
  • 19 grams of pure alcohol
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