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Dot (by J. E. Clapham)

Aperitivo/aperitif · Martini-style

4.5 70 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Fino sherry
1/2 oz Apricot liqueur
1/3 oz White overproof rum
1/4 oz Chilled water

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Serve naked, without garnish.

Flavour profile

23.6% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 147 calories

History

The overproof rum is cut by a third from the original to allow other ingredients space in this delicious Martini-like, dry and spirituous aperitivo.

J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails created this recipe in 2021. It draws inspiration from the Dot cocktail found in the 1937 edition of The Café Royal Cocktail Book. Mr Clapham stated, "This one came about as a fortuitous misreading: I read Curaçao as Cachaça, and then subbed overproof rum. The original is a far more straightforward affair, though more than pleasant." The original recipe consists of 30 ml dry gin, 30 ml fino sherry, 15 ml Wray & Nephew overproof white rum, and 15 ml apricot liqueur.

Created by J. E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails