The Estate Reserve

Ingrediënten

• 60 ml Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum
• 15 ml Cognac (VS)
• 10 ml Amontillado Sherry
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 sugar cube
• 5 ml filtered water

Bereiding

1. Place the sugar cube in a mixing glass.
2. Add the Angostura bitters and filtered water to the sugar cube.
3. Gently muddle until the sugar dissolves completely.
4. Add the Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum, Cognac, and Amontillado Sherry to the mixing glass.
5. Fill the glass with large ice cubes.
6. Stir continuously for 45 seconds until properly chilled and diluted.
7. Strain into the prepared glass using a julep strainer.

Serve in a crystal rocks glass with one large hand-carved ice cube. Garnish with an expressed orange peel (flame the oils over the drink surface) placed on the rim, and a single Luxardo maraschino cherry speared on a cocktail pick resting across the glass. Present on a dark wooden coaster with a branded napkin.