Optimist
4.0 46 ratings
Ingredients
1 2/3 oz Light white rum
1 oz Fino sherry
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2 dash Creole bitters
How to make
Serve in a flute glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.
- 2 RIM glass with charcoal powder (moisten outside edge with lime juice and dip into charcoal).
- 3 Prepare garnish of grapefruit zest twist.
Method
- 4 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 5 FINE STRAIN into chilled, rimmed glass.
Garnish
- 6 EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
16.5% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 182 calories
History
Fino sherry and Creole bitters brilliantly distinguish this riff on a classic Daiquiri. Beautifully balanced and delicately flavoured. A lipstick-saving space is advised for the charcoal rim, rather than encircling it entirely.
Adapted from a recipe created in 2014 for the Bacardi Legacy competition by Roman Foltan at the Artesian Bar, located within The Langham Hotel in London, England.
Created by Roman Foltan