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Sloppy Joe

Aperitivo/aperitif · Citrusy

4.0 62 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Light white rum
1 oz Dry vermouth
1/3 oz Orange Curaçao
1/4 oz Grenadine syrup
1/6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
2/3 oz Lime juice

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour profile

15.4% alc./vol. · 1.2 standard drinks · 170 calories

History

This drink expertly balances sweet and sour notes.

This vintage cocktail, known as either Sloppy Joe or Sloppy Joe's, is believed to originate from or be named after Sloppy Joe's, a well-known bar in Havana, Cuba, popular in the 1930s. Ernest Hemingway was a frequent patron, and his novel To Have and Have Not featured the fictitious Freddy's Bar, inspired by this establishment. The recipe below is adapted from Stanley M. Jones' 1977 publication, Jones' Complete Barguide. SLOPPY JOE'S COCKTAIL Cocktail Glass Shake 1 oz lime juice ¼ oz grenadine ¼ orange curacao ¾ oz rum ¾ oz dry vermouth Variation ¾ oz pineapple juice ¾ oz brandy ¾ oz port 1 dash grenadine 1 dash orange curacao Shake vigorously with ice cubes. Strain into double old-fashioned glass with ice-con around straw.