21st Century
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Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour profile
21.0% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 205 calories
History
In December 2022, Jim Meehan brought to light his original 21st Century. This prompted a revision of the recipe previously presented, which had been based on Joerg Meyer's 20th Century spec. The new version utilizes tequila as its base, mirroring the favoured Twentieth Century, with the primary distinction lying in the choice of aromatised wine. The prior recipe detailed on this page was as follows: 50 ml Reposado tequila 30 ml White crème de cacao 30 ml Cocchi Americano Bianco 10 ml Lemon juice Furthermore, a re-evaluation of reposado versus blanco tequila was conducted, with the conclusion remaining that reposado tequila imparts a more pleasing rounding effect to this cocktail.
The 21st Century, a tequila-based variation of the 20th Century Cocktail, was discovered during Lockdown in time for the 16th edition of the book. No record was kept of the website where it was found. It was not until December 2022 that it was learned from the creator, Jim Meehan, that he created the 21st Century Cocktail in 2007 during his time at the Pegu Club in Manhattan. This was before tequila's rise in popularity and before aromatised wines like Cocchi Americano were imported into the USA.