Zacapa Golden Idol
Get your Tiki on with this mix of Ron Zacapa 23 Rum - it's sweet, fruity and tangy.
Serves:
Ingredients
45ml Zacapa 23 Year Old
15ml Captain Morgan Dark Rum
10ml Demerara Syrup
2 Dashes of Angustura Bitter
1 Orange Twist (Garnish)
1ml Mint Sprig (Garnish)
Equipment
1 Rocks Glass
1 Ice Scoop
1 Jigger
1 Tongs
1 Cocktail Shaker
1 Hawthorne Strainer
method
Shake all the liquid ingredients with Ice.
Fine strain into a chilled Martini Glass.
Garnish with an Apple Slice.
Alcohol content
19.2 g per serve
Interesting Facts
The spec for this drink can be tweaked to suit different palates by either creating the 'Sweet', 'Dry' or 'Perfect' Manhattan.
History of the Drink
The Olean, New York, Sunday Morning Herald published a story in September 1882, and is believed to the earliest recorded written mention of the Manhattan. A combination of whisky, vermouth and bitters only recently became popular following a statement from the same article regarding the name of this mixture. 'It went under numerous titles - Manhattan Cocktail, Turf Club Cocktail, and Jockey Club Cocktail'.
