Curari Cocktail

2 oz Rye
3⁄4 oz Ruby Port
3⁄4 oz Amaro Cora
2 ds Orange bitters, Regans' orange bitters
Instructions

Stir, strain, cocktail glass, cherry garnish

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Created by
Ted Haigh
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authentic recipe
Reference

http://looka.gumbopages.com/2010/05/12/the-curari-cocktail/

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Comments

I didn't have any port, so I subbed Bonal Gentiane-Quina for now. This made a nice drink, lots of dried fruit flavors, some sweetness but not too much. I'll try it again with port as soon as I have some. The Cora strikes me as somewhere between Becherovka (without the dominant allspice flavor) and Averna...

So thanks to the kindness of a stranger ;) I now have a bottle of Cora. This is definitely in the fall-and-winter set of cocktails. The ruby Port does get a bit lost up front, but contributes dried fruit tones to the midpalate. This shines on the finish, with lots of cream-coconut flavors and allspice that lingers. Maybe half Port and half Clear Creek cranberry liqueur next time? 

Thanks,

Zachary