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Eighteen '97

Modern

4.2 9 ratings

Ingredients

5 fresh Kumquats
1 1/2 oz Grappa
1 1/4 oz Elderflower liqueur
1/4 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1/4 oz Merlot red wine

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered white grape.

Method

  1. 3 MUDDLE kumquats in base of shaker.
  2. 4 Add next 3 ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  4. 6 Carefully FLOAT wine.

Garnish

  1. 7 EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. 8 Garnish with skewered grape.

History

Visually appealing, with citrus freshness from kumquat and grappa's oily character providing excellent flavor.

Raffaello Dante created this cocktail in 2008. Its birthplace was Salvatore's at Fifty, a bar in London, England, which closed shortly thereafter.

Created by Raffaello Dante