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Eye-opener

Classic/vintage · Dessert cocktails · Eye Opener

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Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Light gold rum 1-3yo
1/6 oz Orange Curaçao
1/6 oz Crème de noyau
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 dash Absinthe
1 fresh Egg yolk

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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History

Resembling watery orange custard, this is a silky cocktail suited to after dinner.

Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book includes a recipe for this drink. EYE-OPENER COCKTAIL. 1 Fresh Egg Yolk. Powdered Sugar, 1 Teaspoon. Absinthe, 2 Dashes. Curaçao, 2 Dashes. Crème de Noyau, 2 Dashes. Rum, 1 Liqueur Glass. Instructions: Shake ingredients thoroughly and strain into a cocktail glass.