Kingston Cocktail
(6 People)
3 Glasses Jamaica Rum. (1 1/2 oz Appleton V/X)
1 1/2 Glasses Kummel. (3/4 oz Gilka Kaiser Kummel)
1 1/2 Glasses Orange Juice. (3/4 oz fresh Orange Juice)
1 Dash Pimento Dram. (Very Little St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram)
Shake carefully and serve whilst, frothing.
The unique taste of this cocktail is due to Kummel mixed with a liqueur known as Pimento Dram (a Jamaican Liqueur) without which it would lose all its direction.
I had feared this might be rather over sweet. But it isn’t really. Perhaps due to some nicely tart Valencia Oranges. I liked it quite a bit, but then I am fond of caraway flavors. I was enjoying it so much, I gave a taste to Mrs. Flannestad, who got a very puzzled look on her face. So perhaps it isn’t a crowd pleaser.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.
Balm Cocktail
(6 People)
1/2 Glass Orange Juice. (1/2 oz fresh squeezed)
1/2 Glass Cointreau (1/2 oz)
3 Glasses sherry. (3 oz Lustau Don Nuno Dry Oloroso)
1 Dash Orange Bitters. (Regan’s)
2 Dashes Pimento Dram liqueur. (Homemade)
Fill up the shaker with cracked ice shake and serve with an olive.
The olive garnish doesn’t make any sense to me. Also not sure if this is the appropriate Sherry. But, I’m still coming to terms with Dry Sherries.
In any case, this isn’t a bad cocktail, if you like orange, spice, and sherry. Just isn’t quite as short and sharp as a the usual liquor based cocktails. A pleasant appetizer cocktail.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.
A while ago I posted the series of Alexander Cocktails: Alexander Cocktail (No. 1), Alexander Cocktail (No. 2), and Alexander’s Sister.
I didn’t post an original cocktail of my own, that I liked best of the bunch. Sorry, Mr. Craddock, we always love our children the best.
But, since Marleigh over at Sloshed! is posting about the Brandy Alexander, I figure I might as well put it up.
Alexander’s Jamaican Cousin
1 1/2 oz Flavorful Dark Rum
3/4 oz Pimento Dram (Jamaican Allspice Liqueur)
3/4 oz Cream
Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Grate on some fresh nutmeg.
If you try it, drop me a note and let me know what you think.
